Department of National Defence

On May 1, as previously noted, I sent the following questions to the office of minister of state Julian Fantino. Those questions...

The mission in Libya cost significantly more than the Defence Minister once suggested. And the government recently described the...

Despite various commitments to and demands for a full 36-year lifecycle cost estimate for the F-35, the Globe reports that the...

The Globe reports that Defence officials made a trip to Washington last week to research the latest cost estimates for the...

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page draws a conclusion . The Deputy Minister of Defence suggested today that Mr. Page did not...

Here’s a good one: Why is this jet the only possible future fighter aircraft for the Canadian Forces?

The full lifecycle cost of the F-35 remains elusive . Lifecycle costing is what the Department of National Defence agreed to...

While a number of department officials—including the deputy minister of defence and the assistant deputy minister for...

Kevin Pages throws a quote on the F-35 fire. Meanwhile, another major defence procurement is being restarted .

The Auditor General appeared before the Public Accounts Committee to explain his findings on the F-35 procurement. From the...