Tory minister decries ‘competing agendas’ in defence procurement

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose told defence contractors Wednesday she’s tired of duplication and competing agendas within government when it comes to military purchases.

It was a rare moment of public exasperation from a usually composed cabinet minister.

Many are frustrated with the Conservative government’s seeming inability to deliver on some long-standing commitments, such as search-and-rescue planes, which have been stuck in the system for nearly a decade.

“Frankly, when it comes to procurement, I’m a little tired of being told why something can’t be done,” she said.

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Things are starting to crumble at the edges.