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Military procurement chief says shipbuilding process isn't 'broken'
The head of Canada's military procurement admits the Defence Department needs to reform the way it buys equipment and runs its major projects. But he says things are not as bad as they may seem.
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Design of Coast Guard's fisheries ships led to fears of capsizing
The design for the Coast Guard's new fisheries and science vessels produced a ship so unstable that some engineers thought it was unseaworthy, and if sailed on the open ocean it would have capsized in heavy seas, CBC News has learned.
Liberal government to hire shipbuilding expert after costs soar
The new Liberal government has moved to reform Canada's costly National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, promising a new system to evaluate costs, launch quarterly public updates and provide annual reports to Parliament.
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Warship cost could rise to $30B, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman confirms
In an exclusive interview with CBC News, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says Canadians could be asked to pay as much as $30 billion just to build new warships, and perhaps billions more to manage the program and buy spare parts and ammunition.
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Cost to build navy's new warships more than doubles to $30B
An independent analysis of the largest military procurement in Canadian history has found the price of 15 new warships for the navy has more than doubled, from $14 billion initially set aside for construction to more than $30 billion.
Davie Shipyard's $700M deal for navy supply ship retrofit to go ahead
The federal government will proceed with a $700-million plan to retrofit an interim navy supply ship at Quebec's Davie Shipyard. The deal was put in jeopardy two weeks ago when the Liberals put it on hold for 60 days while they re-examined the initial contract.
Shipbuilding strategy needs work to get ballooning costs under control, ministers told
The government's massive $39-billion national shipbuilding procurement strategy is in need of repair, with costs for some projects soaring by as much as 181 per cent and others on the cusp of being cancelled, according to briefing materials prepared for some Liberal ministers.
Seaspan joins fight against $700M Davie supply ship deal
Yet another Canadian shipyard has written to the government asking for a competition in a now controversial plan to have a civilian cargo ship converted to a supply ship and chartered to the navy.
Shipbuilding association calls Davie contract for navy supply ship 'fair'
The association representing Canada’s shipbuilders has taken the extraordinary step of chastising a key Canadian shipyard for allegedly overstating its case in a growing spat over a government ship contract.
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Davie interim supply ship $700M deal delayed by Liberals
The new Liberal government is delaying approval of a deal to convert a civilian cargo ship into a badly needed military supply vessel, CBC News has learned.