“We are overspending on National Defence”

The Rideau Institute's Steven Staples warns MPs at the Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN) that the government is overspending on National Defence, and needs to reviews its defence policy and budget.

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Peter MacKay Low-Balled Libya Costs, Government Report Reveals

Defence Minister Peter MacKay dramatically underestimated the cost of last year’s Libya intervention, incremental cost figures released with the DND 2012-13 Report on Plans and Priorities show.

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Former Air Force CF-18 Fleet Manager Opposed to F-35 Plan

Media Release For Immediate Release April 25, 2012   (Ottawa) The federal government may not be making the correct choice by replacing Canada’s CF-18 ...

Michael Byers op-ed: You can’t replace real icebreakers

by Michael Byers, Special to the Globe and Mail, March 27, 2012 A rugged little ship adorns the back of the ...