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...
OttawaAttempting to demand the truthBeyond the matter of the toy shuttles and beneath the daily debate over the F-35 procurement, there is an intriguing dispute...
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...
OttawaIs the F-35 the right plane?A former air force colonel questions the purchase. See previously: Why the F-35? and What we do we plan on doing with our fighter...
OttawaThe c-wordYesterday’s exchange between Messrs. Mulcair and Harper was the highlight of the afternoon, but with his first question Bob Rae...
OttawaHow about that lifecycle cost?The Parliamentary Budget Officer has written to the deputy minister at Defence. An official with the GAO has priced the model that...
OttawaThe Commons: A simple misunderstandingSo close to the sort of concession the opposition desires and yet, so far
OttawaThe F-35 math gets fuzzierThe projected training budget may not be sufficient for the F-35. The auditor general projected that over the 36-year...