Charlie foxtrot : fixing defence procurement in Canada

Nossal, Kim Richard (author.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: Defence procurement in Canada is a mess. New equipment is desperately needed for the Canadian Armed Forces, but most projects are behind schedule, over budget, or both. Not only has mismanagement cost Canadian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, it has also deprived Canada and the CAF of much-needed military capacity. Successive governments -- both Liberal and Conservative -- have managed the complexities of defence procurement so poorly that it will take years before the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Canadian Army regain the capabilities they need. While new prime ministers invariably come to power promising to fix problems inherited from their predecessors, getting it right has remained frustratingly elusive. Charlie Foxtrot offers a fresh take on this important policy issue. It shows why governments have found it so difficult to equip the CAF efficiently, and offers a set of political prescriptions for fixing defence procurement in Canada.

Record details

ISBN: 9781459736764
ISBN: 9781459736757
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (199 pages).
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn, [2016]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2016

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General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. Multi-User. "A J. Patrick Boyer book". CatMonthString:january.17
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
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Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.