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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2010
Liberals blast Tories’ military chopper buys
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Liberals would cancel Conservatives’ accord for F-35s: Ignatieff Huge cost overruns, delays: Auditor general Michael Ignatieff says a Liberal government would cancel the multibillion-dollar, sole-source stealth fighter contract and hold an open competition to replace the country’s aging CF-18s. The Liberal leader says Tuesday’s report by the auditor general about the contracting fiasco involving military helicopters is a wake-up call for parliamentarians. “This is a story of waste, cost overruns, failure of ministerial responsibility and accountability. What was Peter MacKay doing in these years when these costs skyrocketed and no
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Michael Ignatieff
control was exerted over the process?” Ignatieff said yesterday after a meeting with his caucus. “We’ve decided ... that we would cancel the accord
reached by the Conservative government on the F-35s. We would reform the acquisition to take into account what the auditor general is saying about the waste of money and bad management.” The Conservative government last summer committed to buying 65 F-35 Lightning II jetfighters from U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin at an estimated cost of $14 billion to $16 billion. Opposition parties and defence critics have been calling ever since for Ottawa to get bids from other defence contractors. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Today’s shot: Child Looking Today’s photo of the day is by Canadian Stuart Matthews and was submitted in the Emotions category. The photo is titled: Child Looking. Enter your photos today and view more pictures at metrophotochallenge.ca.
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