Feds should create a new, single entity Defence Procurement Canada

The benefits of creating a single procurement organization go beyond strengthening accountability.

Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured at a press conference on the Hill on Feb. 22. Until one minister is vested with overall accountability for defence procurement, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to introduce system-wide performance measures, argues Alan Williams. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALAN WILLIAMS

May 30, 2022

Amongst our close allies, Canada stands alone with its system of “dispersed accountability.” In the United States, the secretary of defence is accountable for military procurement. In the United Kingdom, this responsibility falls to the U.K. secretary of state for defence. In Australia, defence ...

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