Removing politics from defence procurement ‘unreasonable,’ says expert, as Senate committee suggests deeper dive

In his foreign policy speech in May, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said the level of political involvement in military procurement was to Canada’s ‘detriment.’

The current CF-18 fleet is more than 30 years old, with the government announcing plans in December 2017 to replace the aging jets with the purchase of 88 advanced fighter aircraft. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence/Cpl. Manuela Berger

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 26, 2019

An element of political involvement in defence procurement is important for democratic accountability, says one expert, after a Senate study indicated that the issue is worth deeper examination, contrasting with the head of the Conservative Party, who says Canadian military procurement is "hyper-pol...

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