In the highly competitive field of federal government waste there’s one area of futility that stands head and shoulders above all others: military procurement.
Ottawa hasn't been able to provide our beleaguered troops with pistols to replace relics from the Second World War. The ongoing saga of securing replacement jets for our fleet of 40-year-old CF-18s remains unresolved. Even something as relatively simply as naval supply ships may see taxpayers pay billions more than necessary.