Canada's Defence Procurement Woes

ISBN-13: 9783031463624 / Angielski

Jeffrey F. Collins

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Introduction

 

Chapter 1: How Canada Procures for the Military

 

Chapter 2: “Clearly, we’re not competent” – Joint Support Ships

 

Chapter 3: “Delivery Expected as Soon as Possible” - Standard Military Pattern Trucks

 

Chapter 4: “Tortured and Long Delayed” – Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Airplanes

 

Chapter 5: “A No Fail Mission” - Modernizing the Frigates

 

Conclusion

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Jeffrey F. Collins is Adjunct Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Blurb

This book challenges the perceived underlying causes and culprits of the ongoing challenges in Canadian defence procurement, arguing that although headlines often put the blame on the political leadership, the defence procurement bureaucracy, ongoing pressures in the defence industry and continuous demands placed on Canada though its alliances also carry a large part of the responsibility. Focusing on four main case studies: the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Plane, the Joint Support Ships, the Medium Support Vehicle System and the Halifax Class Modernization, the author offers a comparative analysis of how these ongoing procurement efforts were dealt with by different administrations, from Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin to Stephen Harper.  

 

Jeffrey F. Collins is Adjunct Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island.