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Blank Cheque
National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Puts Canadians at Risk Download 2.28 MB40 pages In 2010, the federal government committed itself to reinvigorating Canada’s shipbuilding industry. The…
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Stuck in a Rut
Harper Government Overrides Canadian Army, Insists on Buying Outdated Equipment Download 3.27 MB40 pages This report questions the government’s planned procurement of 108 new heavily…
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That Sinking Feeling
Canada’s Submarine Program Springs a Leak Download 2.18 MB58 pages The Royal Canadian Navy projects that its (second-hand) Victoria-class submarine fleet will reach the end…
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Canada’s submarine fleet never worked: it’s time to stop ignoring the problem
Most Canadians know the sad story of Canada’s second-hand submarines. Purchased from Britain in 1998 for a suspiciously low price, the four vessels have spent…
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Titanic Blunder
Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on Course for Disaster Download 2.01 MB50 pages This report demonstrates that the federal government is headed for a disaster with their plans…
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A government blunder teaches us how not to buy helicopters
The botched procurement of F-35 stealth fighter jets has attracted much attention, and rightly so at $40-billion and counting. But the F-35s are not the…
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“The Worst Procurement in the History of Canada”
Solving the Maritime Helicopter Crisis Download 3.51 MB 36 pages 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the entry into service of Canada’s Sea King helicopters,…
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Search and Replace
The Case for a Made-in-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Fleet Download 3.15 MB40 pages This report, released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre…
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The Truth About Canada’s Afghan Training Mission
By Michael Byers and Stewart Webb Last November, Canada’s mission in Afghanistan was extended by three years without a debate in Parliament when Prime Minister Stephen…
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The truth about Canada’s Afghan training mission
Last November, Canada’s mission in Afghanistan was extended by three years without a debate in Parliament when Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that our soldiers…
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Training Can Be Dangerous
A Realistic Assessment of the Proposed Canadian Mission to Train Afghan National Security Forces Download 720.07 KB26 pages
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