Search and Replace: The Case for a Made-in-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Fleet

Search and Replace: The Case for a Made-in-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Fleet

By Michael Byers and Stewart Webb

A new report, released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, calls on the government to replace the Canadian Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) fleet in a timely and objective manner, and proposes that a number of made-in-Canada aircraft be considered to fulfill Canada’s search and rescue requirements, especially on the West Coast.

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