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Media coverage: “The worst procurement in the history of Canada”
February 14, 2013
The release of “The worst procurement in the history of Canada”: Solving the maritime helicopter crisis, co-produced by Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and written by Michael Byers and Stewart Webb, garnered media attention this week, and helped to bring forth two questions in the House of Commons on February 11, […]
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Byers and Webb op-ed: Five decades, two contracts and still no helicopters for Canada
February 12, 2013
The Globe and Mail February 11, 2013 “The worst procurement in the history of Canada” was how Defence Minister Peter MacKay described the effort to replace the Navy’s Sea King helicopters in July 2012. He was right about that, and wrong not to accept some of the blame. The effort to replace the Sea Kings […]
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Government Should Consider Options for Sea King Replacement, Report Urges
February 11, 2013
Media Release For Immediate Release February 11th, 2013 OTTAWA – A major, deep-reaching report about the maritime helicopter procurement has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “The worst procurement in the history of Canada”: Solving the maritime helicopter crisis was written by University of British Columbia political […]
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