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2014-06-17 00:18:07 UTC
Bloody incredible.
Someone find a way to force an election NOW.
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CBC News Posted: Jun 16, 2014
$100 BILLION defence spending plan laid out for industry
Department of National Defence spending plan includes aircraft, weapons,
gear for next 20 years
The Conservative government is proposing more than $100 billion in
defence spending on a series of projects that would see the Department
of National Defence get new fighter jets, rescue planes, helicopters,
drones, ships, satellites, uniforms and even rifles.
The Defence Acquisition Guide is a list of more than 200 separate
procurement projects the military hopes to undertake in the next 20
years. The guide is not a rock-solid program, but a road map of sorts
for the Canadian defence industrial sector.
The generic nature of the information in the guide has already cause
some consternation. Only a few minutes after publication, it had defence
watchers wondering whether the government had sneakily pushed through a
delay on the plan to buy new fighter jets for the air force, perhaps
pushing the decision back until after the 2015 election.
In the section describing the CF-18 replacement fighter program, the
guide suggests a contract may not be signed until 2018 or as late as 2020.
That would mean a major delay in a program the government had been
trying recently to move ahead quickly.
But sources tell CBC News the defence data is wrong and does not take
into account the work being done by the national fighter procurement
secretariat, which is run by the public works department.
Another source said the dates in the acquisition guide were notional
placeholder numbers.
No decision on CF-18 replacement
"The majority of the projects in this publication do not have formal
authority from the government and remain subject to change in terms of
scope, cost and schedule, including termination without any further
explanation or liability," said Johanna Quinney, press secretary to
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson.
The guide identifies a list of projects, assigns them each loose
capabilities and an even looser price estimate. For instance, the
Arctic/offshore patrol ship program is estimated in the guide at $1.5
billion, but the government has already announced more than $3 billion
in funding.
The government promised the guide as part of its new defence procurement
strategy. It suggested the guide would be a look-ahead for industry,
signalling which equipment and services the government wants to buy for
the military.
The government has promised the military will update the guide every
three years.
Public Works Minister Diane Finley told MPs in question period Monday
that the government would review fighter jet replacement report
documents over the coming weeks.
F-35 decision may come Tuesday
At stake are the political ramifications of a decision that is widely
expected to result in a $45-billion government plan to sole source the
purchase of F-35 joint strike fighters.
The government could put the question of which fighter will replace
Canada's aging fleet of CF-18 Hornet jets to a competition.
It could also order the military to make over its statement of
requirements, a decision which could amount to a future reset of the
whole program.
Industry sources tell CBC News they believe cabinet could decide this
week which way to go — perhaps as soon as tomorrow.
That decision was supposed to have been discussed at a cabinet meeting
last Tuesday, but defence industry sources say that didn't happen.
The government is said to be reluctant to announce its decision right
away. Observers suggest the announcement would likely come later in
Parliament's summer break.
Whatever the decision, the timing will be interesting: a decision this
week in favour of the F-35 would not necessarily result in a contract
this year. It could take until 2018 for an aircraft manufacturer to
start making planes for Canada.
That's a time frame Lockheed Martin, the maker of the F-35, suggested
earlier this year.
Monday's defence acquisition guide has provided no further clarity on
how and when the government intends to replace its CF-18s.
Someone find a way to force an election NOW.
____________________________________
CBC News Posted: Jun 16, 2014
$100 BILLION defence spending plan laid out for industry
Department of National Defence spending plan includes aircraft, weapons,
gear for next 20 years
The Conservative government is proposing more than $100 billion in
defence spending on a series of projects that would see the Department
of National Defence get new fighter jets, rescue planes, helicopters,
drones, ships, satellites, uniforms and even rifles.
The Defence Acquisition Guide is a list of more than 200 separate
procurement projects the military hopes to undertake in the next 20
years. The guide is not a rock-solid program, but a road map of sorts
for the Canadian defence industrial sector.
The generic nature of the information in the guide has already cause
some consternation. Only a few minutes after publication, it had defence
watchers wondering whether the government had sneakily pushed through a
delay on the plan to buy new fighter jets for the air force, perhaps
pushing the decision back until after the 2015 election.
In the section describing the CF-18 replacement fighter program, the
guide suggests a contract may not be signed until 2018 or as late as 2020.
That would mean a major delay in a program the government had been
trying recently to move ahead quickly.
But sources tell CBC News the defence data is wrong and does not take
into account the work being done by the national fighter procurement
secretariat, which is run by the public works department.
Another source said the dates in the acquisition guide were notional
placeholder numbers.
No decision on CF-18 replacement
"The majority of the projects in this publication do not have formal
authority from the government and remain subject to change in terms of
scope, cost and schedule, including termination without any further
explanation or liability," said Johanna Quinney, press secretary to
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson.
The guide identifies a list of projects, assigns them each loose
capabilities and an even looser price estimate. For instance, the
Arctic/offshore patrol ship program is estimated in the guide at $1.5
billion, but the government has already announced more than $3 billion
in funding.
The government promised the guide as part of its new defence procurement
strategy. It suggested the guide would be a look-ahead for industry,
signalling which equipment and services the government wants to buy for
the military.
The government has promised the military will update the guide every
three years.
Public Works Minister Diane Finley told MPs in question period Monday
that the government would review fighter jet replacement report
documents over the coming weeks.
F-35 decision may come Tuesday
At stake are the political ramifications of a decision that is widely
expected to result in a $45-billion government plan to sole source the
purchase of F-35 joint strike fighters.
The government could put the question of which fighter will replace
Canada's aging fleet of CF-18 Hornet jets to a competition.
It could also order the military to make over its statement of
requirements, a decision which could amount to a future reset of the
whole program.
Industry sources tell CBC News they believe cabinet could decide this
week which way to go — perhaps as soon as tomorrow.
That decision was supposed to have been discussed at a cabinet meeting
last Tuesday, but defence industry sources say that didn't happen.
The government is said to be reluctant to announce its decision right
away. Observers suggest the announcement would likely come later in
Parliament's summer break.
Whatever the decision, the timing will be interesting: a decision this
week in favour of the F-35 would not necessarily result in a contract
this year. It could take until 2018 for an aircraft manufacturer to
start making planes for Canada.
That's a time frame Lockheed Martin, the maker of the F-35, suggested
earlier this year.
Monday's defence acquisition guide has provided no further clarity on
how and when the government intends to replace its CF-18s.