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Mehran Ebrahimi

Federal government should champion, not hinder, Canadian aerospace with aircraft procurement

The Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aurora CP-140 maritime patrol fleet should be a generational opportunity for Canadian aerospace firms, write Mehran Ebrahimi, Christian Moreau, and Walid Hejazi. Photograph courtesy of DND
The Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aurora CP-140 maritime patrol fleet should be a generational opportunity for Canadian aerospace firms, write Mehran Ebrahimi, Christian Moreau, and Walid Hejazi. Photograph courtesy of DND
The Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aurora CP-140 maritime patrol fleet should be a generational opportunity for Canadian aerospace firms, write Mehran Ebrahimi, Christian Moreau, and Walid Hejazi. Photograph courtesy of DND
The Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aurora CP-140 maritime patrol fleet should be a generational opportunity for Canadian aerospace firms, write Mehran Ebrahimi, Christian Moreau, and Walid Hejazi. Photograph courtesy of DND
Opinion | BY MEHRAN EBRAHIMI | August 14, 2023
A CP-140 Aurora aircraft patrols the Mediterranean Sea in April 2022. If a sole-source contract is awarded to Boeing to replace the RCAF's CP-140 Aurora aircraft, Canada would effectively throw away its own published procurement timeline and process to accommodate it, writes Mehran Ebrahimi. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Braden Trudeau
Opinion | BY MEHRAN EBRAHIMI | August 14, 2023
Opinion | BY MEHRAN EBRAHIMI | August 14, 2023
A CP-140 Aurora aircraft patrols the Mediterranean Sea in April 2022. If a sole-source contract is awarded to Boeing to replace the RCAF's CP-140 Aurora aircraft, Canada would effectively throw away its own published procurement timeline and process to accommodate it, writes Mehran Ebrahimi. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Braden Trudeau