David Pugliese reports (Canadian military seeking another $233 million in savings, Vancouver Sun, 19 January 2010) that the Department of National Defence is facing another …
Military spending
Budget "adjustments" miss obvious defence spending waste
As noted in an earlier post, all three branches of the Canadian Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force) are currently conducting budget “adjustments”, amounting to $190 …
Air Force Association pushes CF-18 replacement
The Air Force Association of Canada is pressing the government to proceed as soon as possible on a replacement for the CF-18 fighter, David Pugliese …
Military spending "cuts" underway?
David Pugliese reports that “the Canadian military is looking for savings of more than $190 million by March to help pay for the Harper government’s …
Federal environment spending dwarfed by rising defence budget
A new report shows that Canada’s rising National Defence spending is $21.185 billion in 2009-2010, making Canada’s rank 13th highest in the world, and 6th …
CanWest: Canada's ballooning Afghan war cost no longer national secret
Canada’s ballooning Afghan war cost no longer national secret By Mike Blanchfield, Canwest News Service June 24, 2009 OTTAWA – The Defence Department admitted Wednesday …