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Delivery of new Canadian icebreakers will depend on negotiations with builder: OttawaAuditor General Karen Hogan noted in a report last year that the fleet is already on average more than 40 years old, increasingly prone to breakdowns and expensive to maintain.CanadaApr 10, 2023
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Quebec shipyard formally added to federal shipbuilding plan after lobbying, delaysTuesday's deal is the result of a heavy lobbying effort by the shipyard and Quebec government after Davie was originally excluded from the shipbuilding plan in 2011.CanadaApr 4, 2023
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Ottawa misses own deadline on inking deal with Quebec shipyard to build icebreakersThe Coast Guard has lost a number of ships due to age in recent years due to mechanical problems, and many of its icebreakers have already exceeded their expected lifespans.PoliticsMar 16, 2023
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Crown drops breach of trust case against bureaucrat over $700M shipbuilding deal leakThe leak of information around a $700-million shipbuilding contract sparked a federal hunt to find the source, which the Crown had previously alleged was Vice-Adm. Mark Norman.CanadaJun 9, 2022
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Cost of used icebreakers Ottawa is purchasing from Quebec shipyard nears $1B markThe most recent cash infusion came last week as the government handed Davie another $68.9 million to continue converting and upgrading the icebreakers.CanadaAug 11, 2021
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Ottawa doubling icebreaker orders as one ship goes to Quebec yard, another to VancouverThe announcement has been highly anticipated by shipyards in Vancouver and Quebec that have been fighting tooth and nail for the coveted contract.CanadaMay 6, 2021
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Ottawa spent $1.4M in failed prosecution of retired navy head Mark NormanOttawa revealed the figure this week in response to a question from the Conservatives.Jan 28, 2020
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Quebec’s Chantier Davie will become part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy: fedsThe shipyard is on track to win potentially billions of dollars in federal work.CanadaDec 19, 2019
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What’s behind the Liberals’ shipbuilding strategy shift? In short: everythingThe process to bring in a third shipyard to the National Shipbuilding Strategy is expected to start next month.CanadaJul 24, 2019
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Coast guard fleet renewal plan unlikely to yield promised deals before the electionWhile the process for initiating the new deals will begin shortly, none are expected to be finalized prior to the start of the federal election campaign.PoliticsMay 28, 2019
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