Canada's New Naval Ships: Should one be named "Bluenose"?
The Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel. It looks like an overwhelming 51% of you think that none of the Canadian political parties have a plan to fix the Department of National Defence's procurement shenanigans. Oh well, so much for that. Speaking of procurement shenanigans, Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently announced that Irving Shipyards in Halifax will soon cut steel on the Harry DeWolf (although did so using an American-owned bridge located in Ontario ). The Harry DeWolf marks a major milestone in the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy , a project that has already been criticized for being too expensive and too unwieldy to provide Canada's navy with the ships it needs in a timely manner. Allow me to add two of my own criticisms: 1. Naming one of the ships after John G. Diefenbaker . The Prime Minister responsible for devaluing the Canadian dollar and building the infamous " Diefenbunker " to house Canada's...