Defence procurement: Stop the impossible and unnecessary estimations of lifecycle costs

 by Laurie Hawne PC CD Canada’s first fighter acquisition program was in September 1914 when we bought the Burgess-Dunne for $5,000. The life cycle cost was pretty much zero as it was taken to Salisbury Plain and never flown. Times have certainly changed. Since then, we’ve had a few high-profile

Let the Science Speak

 Last month, the union I represent released the results of an on-line Environics survey designed to gauge the actual extent and impact of muzzling and political interference among federal scientists. Over 4,000 of the more than 15,000 federal scientists, researchers and engineers invited took part – a remarkable response rate.