Faced with ballooning costs, a series of damning studies, the possibility of a bombshell Auditor-General’s report, and a large public outcry, the Harper government has finally admitted that buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter might not be such a good idea.
Michael Byers and Stewart Webb argue that the Harper government should consider alternatives to the planned F-35 fighter-bomber purchase.
Michael Byers and Stewart Webb argue that the Harper government should consider alternatives to the planned F-35 fighter-bomber purchase.
Jane Taber reports on the role of new Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino, who is expected to focus on military procurement issues (Jane Taber, “Peter MacKay gets a wingman on military procurement,” Globe and Mail, 19 May 2011): Dimitri Soudas, the Prime Minister’s director of communications, explained that Mr. Fantino – the former […]