Military Procurement

• Canada seeking Boeing surveillance aircraft from U.S. to replace aging Aurora fleet

  Canada submitted a letter of request through the U.S. foreign military sales program about the Boeing aircraft after consultations with allies and industry, Ottawa said.

  Canada

  Mar 27
  
• PBO’s latest estimate says warships will cost $77B as estimated price jumps $17B

  Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux's latest estimate is $17 billion more than the government's stated price for the 15 warships.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus continues to delay overdue military procurements, official says

  Delays in military procurements can have a number of impacts.

  Sep 28, 2020
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• Roy Green: Is Vice-Admiral Mark Norman a victim of a petty streak of anger?

  'The question, though, which is roaring for an answer is why was the charge placed against Norman in the first instance?' asks Roy Green.

  Blogs

  May 10, 2019
• Canada will screw up the submarine replacement. It’s just a matter of how and when

  "I've been writing about our bipartisan history of absolutely catastrophic military procurement for more than a decade. If anything, it's actually gotten worse," writes Matt Gurney.

  Commentary

  Jan 24, 2019
• Canada’s military procurement legacy somehow gets even stupider

  The Canadian government is epically screwing up yet another military procurement, Matt Gurney says.

  Commentary

  Dec 12, 2018
• Canada launches contest for 88 fighter jets, with clause taking aim at Boeing trade challenge

  The Canadian government is launching a competition to buy a new fleet of fighter jets and officials confirmed Tuesday they will also be buying an interim fleet of jets from Australia rather than Boeing.

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2017