25 février 2020 | Local, Naval

$1 billion and counting: Inside Canada's troubled efforts to build new warships

Federal government tables figures showing what it's spent on the projects to date
Murray Brewster

The federal government has spent slightly more than $1.01 billion over the last seven years on design and preparatory contracts for the navy's new frigates and supply ships — and the projects still haven't bought anything that floats.

The figures, tabled recently in Parliament, represent the first comprehensive snapshot of what has been spent thus far on the frequently-delayed project to build replacement warships.

It's an enormous amount of money for two programs that have been operating for more than a decade with little to show for their efforts to date.

It will be years before the Canadian Surface Combatant project — which aims to replace the navy's frontline frigates with 15 state-of-the-art vessels — and the Joint Support Ship program for two replenishment vessels actually deliver warships.

The numbers and details for each advance contract were produced in the House of Commons in response to written questions from the Conservative opposition.

The money was divided almost evenly between the federal government's two go-to shipyards: Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, the prime contractor for the new frigates, and Seaspan of Vancouver, the builder of the supply ships.

The breakdown raises critical questions about at least one of the programs, said a defence analyst, but it also shines a light on promises made by both Liberal and Conservative governments to keep spending under control for both of these projects — which could end up costing more than $64 billion.

"I think there should be a level of concern [among the public] about whether or not what's being delivered in practice is what was advertised at the outset," said Dave Perry, a procurement expert and vice president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

A design still in flux

Most of his concerns revolve around the new support ships, which the Liberal government says are in the process of being built now.

The written responses, tabled in Parliament, note that the projected cost for the two supply ships — $3.4 billion — remains under review "as the design effort finalizes."

Perry said he was astonished to learn that, "seven years and half-a-billion dollars into design work on an off-the-shelf design," the navy doesn't have the support ships, even though "the middle third of the ship is built" — and officials now say "the design effort isn't finished."

Usually, he said, ships are designed before they're built.

The head of the Department of National Defence's materiel branch said most of the preparatory contracts were needed to re-establish a Canadian shipbuilding industry that had been allowed to wither.

'A lot of patience'

"I think we have to look at the totality of everything that's being accomplished under" the national shipbuilding strategy, said Troy Crosby, assistant deputy minister of materiel at DND.

"Over that period of time, and with these expenditures, we've built a shipbuilding capability on two coasts, not just through National Defence but also through the coast guard, offshore fisheries science vessels. I understand it has taken a lot of patience, I suppose, and probably some uncertainty, but we're really getting to the point now where we can see delivering these capabilities to the navy."

The largest cash outlays involve what's known as definition contracts, which went individually to both shipyards and were in excess of $330 million each. They're meant to cover the supervision of the projects and — more importantly — to help convert pre-existing warship designs purchased by the federal government to Canadian standards.

The choices on each project were made at different times by different governments, but ministers serving both Liberal and Conservative governments decided that going with proven, off-the-shelf designs would be faster and less expensive than building from scratch.

Now, after all the delays, it's still not clear that choosing off-the-shelf designs has saved any money.

"I would be completely speculating on what it would cost to invest to develop the kind of expertise and capacity inside the government, inside National Defence and everybody involved, to be able to do something like that in-house," said Crosby.

"The approach we've taken at this point, by basing both the Joint Support Ship and the Canadian Surface Combatant on pre-existing designs, allows us to retire a lot of risk in the way forward."

When Crosby talks about "retiring risk," he's talking about the potential for further delays and cost overruns.

Among the contracts, Irving Shipbuilding was given $136 million to support the drawing up of the design tender for the new frigates and to pay for the shipbuilding advice Irving was giving the federal government throughout the bidding process.

Years ago, the federal government had enough in-house expertise to dispense with private sector guidance — but almost all of that expertise was lost over the past two decades as successive federal governments cut the defence and public works branches that would have done that work.

The last time Canada built major warships was in the 1990s, when the current fleet of 12 patrol frigates was inaugurated.

The federal government has chosen to base its new warships on the BAE Systems Type-26 design, which has been selected by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

The hull and propulsion system on the new frigates will be "largely unchanged" from the British design, but the combat system will be different and uniquely Canadian, said Crosby.

The project is still on track to start cutting steel for the new combat ships in 2023. Crosby said he would not speculate on when the navy will take delivery of the first one.

Delivery of the joint support ships is expected to be staggered, with the first one due in 2024.

There will be a two-year gap between ships, said Crosby, as the navy and the yard work through any technical issues arising with the first ship.

If that timeline holds, the first support ship will arrive two decades after it was first proposed and announced by the Liberal government of former prime minister Paul Martin.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/frigates-joint-supply-ships-navy-procurement-canada-1.5474312

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MACISAAC WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF SUPPORT AT CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.W. HORLOCK (2) COLONEL A.R. JAYNE WAS PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND DEPLOYED ON OPERATION IMPACT, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.A. MACISAAC. UPON RETURN FROM OPERATIONS, BRIGADIER-GENERAL A.R. JAYNE WILL BE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL CYBERSPACE, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE R. FELTHAM BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. NIXON WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) COLONEL J.B.P. CARPENTIER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS COMMANDER JOINT TASK FORCE NORTH, YELLOWKNIFE, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. NIXON BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.W. ERMEL WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) COLONEL D.D. BASINGER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL CAPABILITY AND STRUCTURE INTEGRATION, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.W. ERMEL THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS RESULT FROM NEW AND CONTINUING SERVICE REQUIREMENTS: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.J. BOWES WILL BE SECONDED TO A NEW POSITION WITH VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA, IN CHARLOTTETOWN PEI, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) MAJOR-GENERAL M.N. ROULEAU WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS COMMANDER CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING LIEUTENANT- GENERAL S.J. BOWES (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.S. DAWE WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS COMMANDER CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL M.N. ROULEAU (3) COLONEL J.M.S. (STEVE) BOIVIN WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS DEPUTY COMMANDER, CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.S. DAWE COMMODORE C.P. DONOVAN WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF REAR- ADMIRAL AND BE APPOINTED INTO A NEW POSITION AS DIRECTOR GENERAL CANADIAN SURFACE COMBATANT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON (1) COMMODORE ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED R. FELTHAM WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL NAVAL FORCE DEVELOPMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE P. DONOVAN C. COMMODORE H.C. EDMUNDSON WILL BE PROMOTED TO REAR-ADMIRAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER MILITARY PERSONNEL COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL W.D. EYRE (1) COMMODORE J.A.S. PAGE WILL BE APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS TO THE COMMANDER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE H.C. EDMUNDSON (2) CAPTAIN (NAVY) C.S. EARL WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND WILL BE APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL MARITIME EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE J.A.S. PAGE BRIGADIER-GENERAL B.W.G. MCPHERSON WILL BE APPOINTED AS COMMANDANT CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE, IN TORONTO ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.R. COTTEN (1) COLONEL T.P. DUNNE WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER- GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED AS CAF LIAISON OFFICER TO THE PENTAGON, IN WASHINGTON DC (USA), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL B.W.G. MCPHERSON BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.B. COCHRANE WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER NATIONAL CADET AND JUNIOR CANADIAN RANGERS SUPPORT GROUP, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. LEBLANC WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER 2 CANADIAN AIR DIVISION, IN WINNIPEG MB, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.B. COCHRANE (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.R.P. LAROCHE WILL BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY J3 OPERATIONS WITH UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND (HAWAII), IN PEARL HARBOUR HI (USA), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. LEBLANC (3) BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.N. CLANCY WILL BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY COMMANDER ALASKAN NORAD REGION, IN ANCHORAGE AK (USA), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.R.P. LAROCHE (4) BRIGADIER-GENERAL E.J. KENNY WILL BE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL AIR READINESS, AT NHDQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER- GENERAL S.N. CLANCY (5) COLONEL I.S. HUDDLESTON WILL BE PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY COMMANDER FORCE GENERATION, AT 1 CANADIAN AIR DIVISION HQ, IN WINNIPEG MB, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL E.J. KENNY FOLLOWING HIS RETURN FROM OP IMPACT (CHIEF OF STAFF), BRIGADIER- GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED D.C. AITCHISON WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER US ARMY ALASKA, IN A POSITION THAT HAS BEEN UP-RANKED TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL, REPLACING COLONEL R. PELLETIER BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED L.P. MCGARRY WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND DEPLOY ON OP IMPACT (CHIEF OF STAFF), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.C. AITCHISON COMMODORE M.J.M. HALLE WILL BE APPOINTED TO A NATO ROTATIONAL POSITION AS MARITIME COMPONENT COMMANDER DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS, IN NORTHWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM) COLONEL M.R. BARKER WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER- GENERAL AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL AEROSPACE EQUIPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON COLONEL C.R. KEIVER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL AIR STAFF, AT NDHQ, OTTAWA ON CAPTAIN (NAVY) D.M. GARNIER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND DEPLOY AS TASK FORCE COMMANDER CTF-150 OP ARTEMIS, IN BAHRAIN BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED A.T. BENSON WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN HIS CURRENT APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR GENERAL LAND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED S.M. MORITSUGU WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN HIS CURRENT APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED V.C. TATTERSALL WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN HER CURRENT APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY COMMANDER CANADIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, IN KINGSTON ON COMMODORE ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED M.T.J. KURTZ WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL DEFENCE SECURITY, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.P.L. MELOCHE BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.C.D. SAVARD WILL TRANSITION FROM PROJECT LEADER MILITARY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY TRANSFORMATION TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY DIVISION, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON AFTER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CAF, THE FOLLOWING GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS RETIRED IN THE LATTER STAGE OF 2017 OR WILL RETIRE IN 2018: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.A.J. PARENT LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.M.M. HAINSE LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M.J. HOOD LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.P.J. ST-AMAND REAR-ADMIRAL W.S. TRUELOVE REAR-ADMIRAL J.P.G. COUTURIER REAR-ADMIRAL J.J. BENNETT MAJOR-GENERAL D.L.R. WHEELER MAJOR-GENERAL D.J. MILNER MAJOR-GENERAL J.G. MILNE MAJOR-GENERAL G.D. LOOS REAR-ADMIRAL J.R. NEWTON COMMODORE M.D. WOOD BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. FRANK BRIGADIER-GENERAL W. LIEDTKE BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.B.C. DOYON BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.G. MAZZOLIN BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.W. HORLOCK BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. NIXON BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.W. ERMEL http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/military-promotions-and-retirements-rcaf-commander-lt-gen-hood-leaving
20 décembre 2019 | Local, Naval

Davie en voie de devenir un partenaire stratégique dans le cadre de la Stratégie nationale de construction navale
LÉVIS, QC, le 19 déc. 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Le plus grand chantier naval du Canada ayant la plus grande capacité de production est fier d'entrer en partenariat avec le Gouvernement du Canada pour la construction de la nouvelle flotte de navires de grande taille dans le cadre de la Stratégie nationale de construction navale. Alex Vicefield, président du conseil d'administration de Chantier Davie Canada inc., a déclaré : « L'annonce historique d'aujourd'hui marque le début d'un programme multigénérationnel qui s'échelonnera sur les trente prochaines années et qui solidifiera la position de Chantier Davie en tant que leader mondial en matière de livraison de navires spécialisés essentiels pour les missions. » M. Vicefield a ajouté : « Alors que la région arctique prend une importance globale croissante, la création d'un centre d'excellence pour la construction de brise-glaces, qui constituent un produit hautement exportable, se traduira par des avantages économiques considérables pour le Canada au cours des années à venir. Nous remercions le premier ministre et son gouvernement d'avoir respecté leur engagement en lien avec le renouvellement de la stratégie de construction navale et d'avoir confirmé le rôle de Davie en tant que partenaire stratégique clé. » James Davies, Président et Chef de la direction de Chantier Davie a souligné : « Au cours des dix dernières années, nous avons créé un constructeur naval avant-gardiste ayant livré des navires parmi les plus complexes jamais construits en Amérique du Nord. Alors que nous entamons une nouvelle décennie en tant que partenaire dans le cadre de la Stratégie nationale de construction navale, nous b'tirons sur nos compétences et sur notre expérience et nous tirerons profit de notre capacité de production unique ainsi que de nos installations afin de renouveler la flotte fédérale de façon rentable et en respectant les délais. » M. Davies a poursuivi en disant : « Il s'agira du plus grand programme de construction navale réalisé au Québec depuis la seconde Guerre mondiale, ce qui assurera la stabilité des emplois chez Davie et qui favorisera le développement de la grappe maritime québécoise. Celle-ci sera un moteur important de l'économie de la province. Nous avons maintenant h'te de rappeler au travail le plus rapidement possible les 1 000 travailleurs qui ont été mis à pied en 2017. » NOTE AUX ÉDITEURS : À propos de Davie Davie est le plus grand constructeur naval ayant la plus grande capacité de production au Canada. Certifié ISO 9001:2015 et ISO 14001:2015, Davie met à profit ses installations de fabrication de grande capacité ainsi que ses compétences en gestion de projet et en ingénierie afin de fournir des solutions clé en main à ses clients commerciaux et gouvernementaux, et ce, en appliquant les meilleures pratiques tout au long de la vie utile des navires. SOURCE Chantier Davie Canada Inc. Renseignements: Frédérik Boisvert, Vice-président, Affaires publiques, Chantier Davie, Tel : +1-418-455-2759, frederik.boisvert@davie.ca https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/davie-en-voie-de-devenir-un-partenaire-strategique-dans-le-cadre-de-la-strategie-nationale-de-construction-navale

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