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Davie shipyard funding more equitable since 2015, but long-term contracts needed for stability, say experts

While the federal government says Davie shipyard has received $2.1-billion as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy since 2015, a spokesperson for the shipyard says the sum is actually around $300-million.

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BY NEIL MOSS
February 17, 2021

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While the federal government says Davie shipyard has received $2.1-billion as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy since 2015, a spokesperson for the shipyard says the sum is actually around $300-million.

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Pride attendance may no longer be a litmus test for LGBTQ support, but absence still sends a message, say politicos

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A defence industrial policy is a good offence

Billions spent, little delivered: we need results-based budgeting

Battle River—Crowfoot byelection parallels a defeated prime minister’s attempt to return to House nearly 100 years ago

Poilievre speaks in Saskatchewan

What happens to the people of the occupied territories of Ukraine? It could be up to Canada

How rapid diagnostics can help curb antimicrobial resistance

How rapid diagnostics can help curb antimicrobial resistance

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Davie shipyard funding more equitable since 2015, but long-term contracts needed for stability, say experts

While the federal government says Davie shipyard has received $2.1-billion as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy since 2015, a spokesperson for the shipyard says the sum is actually around $300-million.

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