Alan Williams
United KingdomofficialMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Alan Williams is a former senior federal procurement official in Canada, having served as assistant deputy minister of material at the Department of National Defence and as assistant deputy minister of supply operations service at the Department of Public Works. He is recognized for his expertise in defense procurement and has recently commented on the implications of Canada's multibillion-dollar agreement to purchase F-35 fighter jets amid rising tensions in Canada-U.S. trade relations.
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The lead author, associate professor Alan Williams, discusses the devastating findings regarding the impacts of invasion on Indigenous populations.
Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation | Indigenous AustraliansUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-15
Alan Williams has had his cottage in the family for 80 years and worries about capital gains taxes for his children.
Culture shift in cottage country: More buyers see ownership as an investment, not a lifestyle
Canada· 2026-08-01
Alan Williams has welcomed Ottawa’s decision to review its F-35 purchase.
Six in 10 Canadians want to scrap contract for U.S. warplanes: Nanos pollCanada· 2025-04-01
Alan Williams, a former official, welcomed Ottawa’s decision to review its F-35 purchase.
Politics Insider: Ottawa condemns China’s execution of CanadiansCanada· 2025-03-20
Alan Williams welcomed Ottawa’s decision to review its F-35 purchase.
Canada must weigh risk Trump blocks software upgrades for F-35s: officialCanada· 2025-03-19
