Defence minister denies funding lapse for ambitious policy amid project delays
'We’re not going to write a cheque if delivery of certain projects is not going to be there,' the minister told the committee, citing shortage of procurement staff as a reason for projects getting a slower start.
Money for new defence policy projects is delayed, not discarded, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told a House committee Tuesday, putting some of the blame for slower spending on Stephen Harper-era cuts to the public service as he sought to justify his department's addi...
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