A surge in Canadian defense spending boosts local military contractors
In Canada a luxury parka maker now sews camouflage jackets, whilst engineers consider battlefield uses for robots originally aimed at the manufacturing industry. As the country moves to lessen its dependence on American military suppliers, local companies are seizing the opportunity to branch out into defense contracting. (AP Video shot by: Kelvin Chan)
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