Winning bid for surface combatant design expected by year’s end, on-time finish remains in question

Conservative MP James Bezan says the Liberals have mismanaged the CSC program from the start

The Canadian Surface Combatant program will build 15 ships to replace the retired Iroquis-class ships and the 12 aging Halifax-class ships (pictured). Photograph by John Clevett, courtesy of the Department of National Defence

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BY NEIL MOSS

May 28, 2018

The government expects to make a decision on the winning bid for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ship by the end of 2018, according to the Department of National Defence. The project is estimated to cost between $56- and $60-billion. It was originally projected to cost $26-billion in 2008. Eac...

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