Tories set to shut Commons inquiry into F-35s

Conservative MP Andrew Saxton moved motion during a closed-door House Public Accounts Committee meeting.

The government is set to shut down a Commons inquiry into Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s scathing report on hidden costs and broken procurement rules in the $25-billion F-35 stealth fighter jet project after Mr. Ferguson denied Department of National Defence allegations his April...

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