Thursday, March 22, 2012

Canadian Government Prepares For Auditor General's Report On The F-35 Purchase

Canada's government is nervously awaiting an Auditor General's report, which is expected to be highly critical of the F-35 fighter jet procurement program. (UPI Photo/Julianne Showalter/US Air Force)

Canadian Govt. Braces For F-35 Report -- UPI

MONTREAL, March 21 (UPI) -- Canada's government is nervously awaiting an Auditor General's report, which is expected to be highly critical of the F-35 fighter jet procurement program.

Some commentators have said that in the aftermath of the report, the government may retreat into a "wait and see" attitude on the project, gauging further developments both in the United States and abroad before making a final decision on purchasing the aircraft.

That process could take up to a year.

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More News On Canada's Auditor General's Report On The F-35

Leak suggests F-35 fighter jet purchase fraught with errors -- CBC/Canadian Press
Former DND official says Parliament, Canadians were ‘misled’ about F-35 procurement -- Yahoo News/Canadian Politics
Auditor has Defence, Public Works in his sights on F-35 jets: sources -- Globe and Mail
DND and Public Works both rapped in auditor’s F-35 report: sources -- Toronto Star/Canadian press
Replacement candidates in the wings as F-35 woes mount -- Canada.com
Good Riddance F-35s: You Just Took Up (Air) Space -- Gavin Charles, Huffington Post

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