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She said that while France advocates for a European preference in procurement, it acknowledges that reaching 100% European content will require time. France is the only European Union member state to have maintained a comprehensive defence industrial and technological base, and Farnaud-Defromont suggested France could share best practices with Canada. In February, Canada became the first non-European partner in the EU loan program SAFE, which supports joint defence projects. The ambassador noted that the people of France are concerned about the war in Ukraine and its implications for Europe."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage"},{"type":"heading","text":"Omissions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the 28 reports printed below mention the specific number of defence contracts that have emerged from the SAFE program for Canada, nor do they detail the percentage of European origin components in French defence equipment procurement, which the ambassador stated was 65%."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Globe & Mail","url":"https://theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-france-open-to-defence-deals-with-canada","headline":"France open to defence deals with Canada despite its push for arms autonomy, envoy says","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T12:16:44.978Z"},{"sourceName":"CTV News","url":"https://ctvnews.ca/politics/article/france-open-to-defence-deals-with-canada-despite-its-push-for-arms-autonomy-envoy","headline":"France open to defence deals with Canada 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