25 min

Broken or misunderstood? How billions are spent on military procurement Defence Watch

    • Politics

Military procurement in Canada involves billions of dollars in spending and has a reputation of lengthy delays and inefficiency. But is that reputation fair? Dave talks about this with Pat Finn, the Assistant Deputy Minister for Materiel at the Department of National Defence. Finn is responsible for purchasing everything from rifles to warships. They also discuss other ongoing issues with defence procurement and the complexity of keeping up with emerging technologies.
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Military procurement in Canada involves billions of dollars in spending and has a reputation of lengthy delays and inefficiency. But is that reputation fair? Dave talks about this with Pat Finn, the Assistant Deputy Minister for Materiel at the Department of National Defence. Finn is responsible for purchasing everything from rifles to warships. They also discuss other ongoing issues with defence procurement and the complexity of keeping up with emerging technologies.
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