The speed at which Canada obtains its military equipment following the government’s budgetary allocations could be improved significantly if Ottawa were to cut down on the number of ministers overseeing those procurements, says Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux.
Giroux told the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence on June 9 that the current system of having “at least two ministers and two departments involved in major procurement processes” is slowing down the rate at which Canada can acquire new defence equipment.
Currently, military procurement contracts go through at least both the Department of National Defence and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) before approval….