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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Delays in purchasing for Canadian military at record levels under Conservatives

Joint Support Ship |Delays in the purchasing of military equipment have reached record levels under the Conservative government, according to a newly released Defence Department analysis.

It now takes, on average, 199 months — more than 16 years — from start to finish for military acquisitions, the examination of 55 equipment projects found. It was written in 2011, but there has been no improvement in the meantime, say Defence Department sources.

The analysis, obtained by the Citizen, throws into question the claims by Conservative minsters that their government has significantly reduced the amount of time to buy military equipment.

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