CF-18

We’ve given up on Canada’s military, so let’s abandon it altogether

We could save billions we’d otherwise spend on duct tape for our fleets and squadrons. We could keep some soldiers for disaster response—but they don’t need guns

With CF-18 deal, Ottawa augments Canada’s old jets with Australia’s old jets

Unveiling military procurements is a proud Ottawa tradition, even if executing on them is another matter

Maclean’s on the Hill: On drugs, deficits and doctor-assisted death

Our Ottawa bureau breaks down the hottest political issues of the last seven days

How far can Canada stretch those aging CF-18s?

Back in 2014, it was clear that Canada’s fleet of fighter jets needed replacements soon—lest expensive maintenance become prohibitively costly

The F-35 questions that need to be asked

Philippe Lagassé offers some free advice to the opposition.

What the House of Commons demanded

When the Harper government was found in contempt of Parliament a year ago, its breach had much to do with an order to produce documents that was moved by the finance committee. Much of the debate over that order and the Speaker’s ruling on that order concerned the cost of corporate tax cuts and the Harper government’s various crime bills. But within that the finance committee’s demand was a clause that dealt specifically with the F-35.

The committee also orders that the Government of Canada provide the committee with electronic copies of the following … All documents that outline acquisition costs, lifecycle costs, and operational requirements associated with the F-35 program and prior programs (CF-18). Such documents include but are not limited to the Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) and the report of the US Department of Defence’s Joint Estimating Team (JET) both relating to the F-35;

Lessons learned from the F-35 acquisition debacle

Defense expert Philippe Lagassé explains what the AG report means for the government, DND and public works

Awaiting the auditor general’s word

Ahead of this morning’s release of the auditor general’s report, sources tell the Post, CBC and Globe that the Harper government will change its handling of the procurement process and sort of consider its options.

‘Obviously we have not signed a contract’

Stephen Harper, November 3, 2010. We are going to need to replace the aircraft at the end of this decade, and the party opposite knows that. But instead, for the sake of getting the anti-military vote on the left, with the NDP and the Bloc, the Liberals are playing this game. The mistake is theirs. It would be a mistake to rip up this contract for our men and women in uniform as well as the aerospace industry.