OttawaHolding patternOn May 1, as previously noted, I sent the following questions to the office of minister of state Julian Fantino. Those questions...
OttawaAccounting for the Defence DepartmentThe mission in Libya cost significantly more than the Defence Minister once suggested. And the government recently described the...
Ottawa’Haven’t made that choice’Despite various commitments to and demands for a full 36-year lifecycle cost estimate for the F-35, the Globe reports that the...
OttawaWaiting for answersThe Globe reports that Defence officials made a trip to Washington last week to research the latest cost estimates for the...
OttawaPBO v. DNDParliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page draws a conclusion . The Deputy Minister of Defence suggested today that Mr. Page did not...
OttawaThe opposition must ask better questions about the F-35Here’s a good one: Why is this jet the only possible future fighter aircraft for the Canadian Forces?
OttawaWhen will the lifecycle cost be explained?The full lifecycle cost of the F-35 remains elusive . Lifecycle costing is what the Department of National Defence agreed to...
OttawaWhat did the cabinet know and why was the F-35 allowed to proceed?While a number of department officials—including the deputy minister of defence and the assistant deputy minister for...
Ottawa’You do get the sense there were different books being kept’Kevin Pages throws a quote on the F-35 fire. Meanwhile, another major defence procurement is being restarted .
OttawaIn case you misunderstood him the first timeThe Auditor General appeared before the Public Accounts Committee to explain his findings on the F-35 procurement. From the...