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Conservative Senator Nicole Eaton

Fighter jet fiasco best example of procurement system that’s cumbersome, bureaucratic, and beset by political interference

A CF-18, Hornet. Photograph courtesy of DND
A CF-18, Hornet. Photograph courtesy of DND
A CF-18, Hornet. Photograph courtesy of DND
A CF-18, Hornet. Photograph courtesy of DND
Liberal Senator Mobina Jaffer, left, and Independent Senator André Pratte, right, are deputy chairs and Conservative Senator Percy Mockler, centre, is chair of the Senate National Finance Committee, which is set to hear from the auditor general’s office this week, according to Sen. Eaton, on its Nov. 20 report on fighter jet procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Jolson Lim
Liberal Senator Mobina Jaffer, left, and Independent Senator André Pratte, right, are deputy chairs and Conservative Senator Percy Mockler, centre, is chair of the Senate National Finance Committee, which is set to hear from the auditor general’s office this week, according to Sen. Eaton, on its Nov. 20 report on fighter jet procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Jolson Lim