Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

[Kirkhill]

Swings and roundabouts.

Canada to Invest $1 Billion in 155 mm Shell Production

Canada is investing CAD 1.4 billion (about $1 billion) to build four facilities to expand domestic production of 155 mm artillery shells.The Canadian government announced the plan in a press […]

militarnyi.com

Quebeckers Fight U.S.-Backed Expansion of Arms Plant

GD-OTS Canada plans to spend $682 million to add 12 buildings to its 150-building campus in Valleyfield.

www.readthemaple.com

Consensus would be a fine thing.

Best of luck with that.

....

By the way: Whose money is paying for this? Ours or the Yanks'?

 

[Halifax Tar]

Swings and roundabouts.

Canada to Invest $1 Billion in 155 mm Shell Production

Canada is investing CAD 1.4 billion (about $1 billion) to build four facilities to expand domestic production of 155 mm artillery shells.The Canadian government announced the plan in a press […]

militarnyi.com

Quebeckers Fight U.S.-Backed Expansion of Arms Plant

GD-OTS Canada plans to spend $682 million to add 12 buildings to its 150-building campus in Valleyfield.

www.readthemaple.com

Consensus would be a fine thing.

Best of luck with that.

....

By the way: Whose money is paying for this? Ours or the Yanks'?

Any chance them or IVI can make some more SP .303Br ?

 

[ytz]

No point worrying about something like that. All kinds of people complain when literally any facility is expanded. Rarely does it turn into anything. This is normal opposition during a comment period that is being sensationalized.

 

[Eaglelord17]

Any chance them or IVI can make some more SP .303Br ?

Doubt it.

Keep in mind if you like shooting any of the older military cartridges ammo supply will likely be drying up for most of it so expect higher prices if you can find any at all. PPU (Prvi Partizan) basically cornered that market, but recently Serbia banned them exporting ammo.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

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By the way: Whose money is paying for this? Ours or the Yanks'?

From the article; "The expansion is entirely funded by the U.S. military, GD-OTS strategic advisor Daniel LePage said at a public hearing on February 17.."

 

[Kirkhill]

From the article; "The expansion is entirely funded by the U.S. military, GD-OTS strategic advisor Daniel LePage said at a public hearing on February 17.."

But our guy seems to be saying the other thing.

No?

 

[Kirkhill]

No point worrying about something like that. All kinds of people complain when literally any facility is expanded. Rarely does it turn into anything. This is normal opposition during a comment period that is being sensationalized.

I feel exactly the same way about pipelines....

 

[Dana381]

Doubt it.

Keep in mind if you like shooting any of the older military cartridges ammo supply will likely be drying up for most of it so expect higher prices if you can find any at all. PPU (Prvi Partizan) basically cornered that market, but recently Serbia banned them exporting ammo.

ammobin.ca

The place to view the best .303 BRITISH prices across Canada. Refreshed multiple times per day.

ammobin.ca

That explains why S&B has almost all the results on ammobin. PPU used to be the cheapest

 

[McG]

Any chance them or IVI can make some more SP .303Br ?

The IVI mark is GD-OTS Canada.

 

[The Bread Guy]

I'm sure folks around here are shocked, SHOCKED

Audit warns military procurement faces ‘persistent’ hurdles

OTTAWA — An internal federal government audit delivered late last year warned the work of buying and upgrading military technology was still being plagued by bureaucratic hurdles.

www.nsnews.com

Evaluation of Capability Acquisition Modernization Summary - Canada.ca

www.canada.ca

Government of Canada info-machine one-pager also attached.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I'm sure folks around here are shocked, SHOCKED

Audit warns military procurement faces ‘persistent’ hurdles

OTTAWA — An internal federal government audit delivered late last year warned the work of buying and upgrading military technology was still being plagued by bureaucratic hurdles.

www.nsnews.com

Evaluation of Capability Acquisition Modernization Summary - Canada.ca

www.canada.ca

Government of Canada info-machine one-pager also attached.

Shocked I tell you.

 

[Underway]

I'm sure folks around here are shocked, SHOCKED

Audit warns military procurement faces ‘persistent’ hurdles

OTTAWA — An internal federal government audit delivered late last year warned the work of buying and upgrading military technology was still being plagued by bureaucratic hurdles.

www.nsnews.com

Evaluation of Capability Acquisition Modernization Summary - Canada.ca

www.canada.ca

Government of Canada info-machine one-pager also attached.

So an audit done in the last months of JT's government showed what we all knew. A lot of things have changed since then.
They are not where they need to be but wow, I sometimes feel like someone popped the blister. Relief. Though there is healing to do and we can't run on that foot yet.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I sometimes feel like someone popped the blister. Relief. Though there is healing to do and we can't run on that foot yet.

That's a really good analogy.

 

[Underway]

That's a really good analogy.

It's probably a combo of things. Its hard to understate how HAVING ACTUAL MONEY improves the procurement process at the coal face. I can get all the office supplies and equipment I need and don't need to worry about it.

I know the audit looked at big projects. But for smaller projects just increasing the amount of money for each approving authority level, did a lot for cheaper faster projects/purchases. That's day to day impact sort of stuff that we don't have to be frustrated about.

 

[Halifax Tar]

It's probably a combo of things. Its hard to understate how HAVING ACTUAL MONEY improves the procurement process at the coal face. I can get all the office supplies and equipment I need and don't need to worry about it.

I know the audit looked at big projects. But for smaller projects just increasing the amount of money for each approving authority level, did a lot for cheaper faster projects/purchases. That's day to day impact sort of stuff that we don't have to be frustrated about.

I know I am approaching the end because I am becoming very frustrated with how hard it is to get anything done. Its like we have to sacrifice a virgin to get people to move on a topic it seems. I never got this way before.

Its very frustrating, especially in my current staff job. I see a problem, I can fix the problem, I am not allowed to fix the problem. Stupid.

We need to risk manage sure, but also need to start devolving some minor responsibilities down to the SMEs and trust we are doing things for the better of the organization as a whole.

 

[Czech_pivo]

That's a really good analogy.

And we were trying to run with scissors in both our hands.....

 

[Underway]

I know I am approaching the end because I am becoming very frustrated with how hard it is to get anything done. Its like we have to sacrifice a virgin to get people to move on a topic it seems. I never got this way before.

Its very frustrating, especially in my current staff job. I see a problem, I can fix the problem, I am not allowed to fix the problem. Stupid.

We need to risk manage sure, but also need to start devolving some minor responsibilities down to the SMEs and trust we are doing things for the better of the organization as a whole.

You're also senior enough that those issues are your problem to deal with!

 

[Halifax Tar]

You're also senior enough that those issues are your problem to deal with!

I would love to be able to do more. Truly. I feel constrained.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I know I am approaching the end because I am becoming very frustrated with how hard it is to get anything done. Its like we have to sacrifice a virgin to get people to move on a topic it seems. I never got this way before.

Its very frustrating, especially in my current staff job. I see a problem, I can fix the problem, I am not allowed to fix the problem. Stupid.

We need to risk manage sure, but also need to start devolving some minor responsibilities down to the SMEs and trust we are doing things for the better of the organization as a whole.

I read that book!

“Employee involvement, employee participation, and quality of work life, these groups predictably disintegrate within a few months from frustration, finding themselves unwilling parties to a cruel hoax, unable to accomplish anything for the simple reason that no one in management will take action on suggestions for improvement.”

― W. Edwards Deming, Out of the Crisis

 

[MilEME09]

Expansion at CFLRS underway to increase throughput

https://twitter.com/x/status/2045239106989355488