Money for nothing?

Taxpayers could be facing a $300-billion price tag for 15 new warships, but it’s inexplicable that Canada would pay such an astronomical sum of money for so comparatively little actual naval capability in return.

Outside of the life cycle costs, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has pegged the bill for developing and building the new Canadian Surface Combatant ships at $84.5-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

October 31, 2022

OTTAWA—There has been a lot of news recently about defence procurement in Canada, and sadly, none of it has been positive. Last week, the Ottawa Citizen

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