Defence Department
Suspicious package found outside DND headquarters may have contained explosives
A report from CBC News says a suspicious package found near an entrance to the Department of National Defence headquarters in Ottawa Tuesday afternoon contained “elements consistent with an improvised explosive devices.”
The silver lining in the F-35 fiasco
Canada’s democratic institutions performed well, and are defending taxpayer interests
Meanwhile, at the Defence Department
The Citizen discovers why a military truck procurement was halted at the last minute.
How about that lifecycle cost?
The Parliamentary Budget Officer has written to the deputy minister at Defence.
Towards the eject button
Whoever the next leader of the opposition is, he or she will apparently soon receive something of a gift from the auditor general.
Stressed out
Earlier today the Canadian Press reported that the Defence Department was looking to purchase 20,000 stress balls. In other news, the Defence Department is no longer looking to purchase 20,000 stress balls.
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Meanwhile, in Libya
While the NATO mission grinds on, officials confirm that Canadian jets have dropped 240 laser-guided bombs on Libyan targets so far. David Pugliese reported last week that each bomb costs approximately $100,000 and that the Defence Department has ordered another 1,300.
Public relations
David Pugliese looks at the campaign to sell the F-35 purchase.
The Commons: Sergeant Harper deploys his decibels
It won’t be long before Mr. Harper will appear here in a camouflage suit and beret