Is Canada’s military procurement system broken? Some defence experts say it is, others say it works as designed
Ottawa has revealed that the cost of building the Navy's long-delayed supply ships has surged by nearly $1-billion, reaching a total of over $5.2-billion. This is the latest episode in the ongoing issues plaguing Canada's defence procurement system.
Defence Minister Bill Blair, left, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos oversee a military procurement system that has struggled for decades with major project delays and cost overruns.
The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade