A new report released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives questions the wisdom of the Harper government’s $2-billion plan to purchase Close Combat Vehicles for the Canadian Forces.
CCV procurement "stuck in a rut"


A new report released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives questions the wisdom of the Harper government’s $2-billion plan to purchase Close Combat Vehicles for the Canadian Forces.

The program to replace Canada’s 50-year-old CH-124 Sea King helicopters, which has been called the “worst procurement in the history of Canada”, is now facing new problems.

Steven Staples in Now Magazine on why diplomacy is needed in Syria, and how Canada can take action.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s plan for armed drones is not much more than a faint blip on Ottawa’s radar screen, so the recent increase in media coverage on the subject is good news.

That Sinking Feeling: A new report by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives raises questions about the future of Canada’s submarine program.

That Sinking Feeling: A new report by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives raises questions about the future of Canada’s submarine program.