By Steven Staples and Mahmud Naqi Published in the August 2012 issue (Volume 19 Issue 7) of Esprit de Corps From the Cyclone helicopter to the F-35 stealth fighter, defence procurement problems have been dominating the headlines. However, the federal government’s planned $35 billion National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy is bigger than both of these combined. […]
The Chronicle Herald covered the possible downsizing of the shipbuilding contracts awarded to Halifax’s Irving Shipbuilding yard this past fall. As DND is to cut back its budget by $2 billion, Steven Staples pointed out that there may have been some misunderstandings surrounding the contract. “No contracts have been awarded,” Staples said. “The government just […]
