Auditor general finds F-35 costs soar amid project delays, pilot shortages / Globe and Mail / Canada
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 5:22 pm permalink
A recent Auditor General report has revealed that Canada’s F-35 program cost estimates have surged by nearly 50% amid project delays, pilot shortages, and bureaucratic mishandling. Political commentators have lambasted Ottawa’s competence, arguing that these runaway expenses raise serious questions about the management of multi‐billion-dollar defence projects.
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