Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

[dapaterson]

And explain how the amounts are broken down to the general public. Instead of just dropping an eye watering price and walking away.

And the information released generally includes such breakdowns, if one reads beyond the headlines.

 

[Rainbow1910]

And the information released generally includes such breakdowns, if one reads beyond the headlines.

Debatably so, these breakdowns are generally obtuse and nearly impossible to glean any actually worthwhile information from.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Debatably so, these breakdowns are generally obtuse and nearly impossible to glean any actually worthwhile information from.

I've yet to see an news release say - "and amount X is to cover off all the salaries, CPP and extended health care related costs for the crew of 225 over the next 30yrs, including a wage increase of X% over those 30yrs and all future increases to CPP and extended health care items. As an example, if the average wage of a sailor crewing HMCS Not Fifty One is X$/yr, multiplying that by 225, one comes up with an annual estimate cost for just salaries to be X$/yr, for a total of XX$ over 30yrs.

 

[DBNSG]

I've yet to see an news release say - "and amount X is to cover off all the salaries, CPP and extended health care related costs for the crew of 225 over the next 30yrs, including a wage increase of X% over those 30yrs and all future increases to CPP and extended health care items. As an example, if the average wage of a sailor crewing HMCS Not Fifty One is X$/yr, multiplying that by 225, one comes up with an annual estimate cost for just salaries to be X$/yr, for a total of XX$ over 30yrs.

There is no way in Heck the PSAC would allow that type of truth to ever enter the public realm