Charlie Foxtrot

Fixing Defence Procurement in Canada

AvKim Richard Nossal

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Defence expert Kim Richard Nossal presents a damning indictment of defence procurement in Canada, and shows how to fix it.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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-02-16
Mått:127 x 203 x 13 mm
Vikt:262 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Point of View
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Dundurn Group Ltd
Medarbetare:deKerckhove,Ferry
ISBN:9781459736757

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Kim Richard Nossal is a professor of political studies at Queen’s University. He is a former editor of International Journal, a former president of the Canadian Political Science Association, and author of a number of works on Canada's foreign and defence policy. From 2006 to 2012, he chaired the academic selection committee of the Security and Defence Forum of the Department of National Defence.

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Kim Richard Nossal has written a perceptive and invaluable analysis of the “mess” that for too long has characterized the Canadian military procurement process. By focusing on the broader policy and political context he provides insightful explanations for Ottawa’s chronic inability to acquire weapons in a timely and fiscally responsible manner and offers compellingly credible recommendations of what needs to be done to make it right. Charlie Foxtrot should elicit an enthusiastic “Bravo Zulu”, very well done indeed, from those in and out of uniform who are concerned about the future of the Canadian Armed Forces.

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ForewordIntroduction1 Getting It Wrong: A Century of Defence Procurement Messes 2 Getting It All Wrong: The Sea King and F-35 Fiascos3 Explaining the Mess4 Reforming the System?5 Fixing Defence Procurement in Canada Conclusion Getting It RightPostscript Abbreviations and AcronymsNotes

Kim Richard Nossal, Stéphane Roussel, Stéphane Paquin

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