Canada’s Gripen gamble: 90 percent of defence contracts will stay in the broken system this reported decision makes worse
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Canada’s Gripen gamble: 90% of defence contracts will stay in the broken system this reported decision makes worse
EDITORIAL
3 JUNE 2026
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Ottawa overrode its own competitive process for a fourth-generation fighter no Five Eyes partner operates—and the math does not add up
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The Carney government’s reported decision to purchase at least some Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets raises a puzzle worth examining through the numbers Canada already has. The Department of National Defence’s new Defence Investment Agency, created to manage major acquisitions above…
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