Charlie Foxtrot

Kim Richard Nossal is a professor of political studies at Queen’s University. He is a former editor of International Journal, a former president of the Canadian Political Science Association, and author of a number of works on Canada's foreign and defence policy. From 2006 to 2012, he chaired the academic selection committee of the Security and Defence Forum of the Department of National Defence.

• ForewordIntroduction1 Getting It Wrong: A Century of Defence Procurement Messes 2 Getting It All Wrong: The Sea King and F-35 Fiascos3 Explaining the Mess4 Reforming the System?5 Fixing Defence Procurement in Canada Conclusion Getting It RightPostscript Abbreviations and AcronymsNotes

Kim Richard Nossal has written a perceptive and invaluable analysis of the “mess” that for too long has characterized the Canadian military procurement process. By focusing on the broader policy and political context he provides insightful explanations for Ottawa’s chronic inability to acquire weapons in a timely and fiscally responsible manner and offers compellingly credible recommendations of what needs to be done to make it right. Charlie Foxtrot should elicit an enthusiastic “Bravo Zulu”, very well done indeed, from those in and out of uniform who are concerned about the future of the Canadian Armed Forces.