OTTAWA — The Liberals say a latest inner authorities audit that outlined issues in navy procurement led to a few of the modifications to the system launched by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s authorities.
A spokesperson for Stephen Fuhr, secretary of state for defence procurement, says the audit “helped inform” a few of the insurance policies being superior by way of the brand new Defence Funding Company.
The company is a brand new authorities workplace created to streamline choice making and enhance navy procurement, and Fuhr’s workplace stated it sped up the acquisition of recent assault rifles for the military by about two years.
The interior Nationwide Defence audit, which was carried out in 2024 and 2025 and surveyed years of previous audits, was printed quietly on-line lately.
It warned the procurement system faces persistent challenges,” though it’s “evolving quickly” below Prime Minster Mark Carney’s authorities.
Conservative defence critic James Bezan stated on Thursday it’s “outrageous” the audit reveals the navy needed to wait wherever from 9 to 27 years for a wide range of main purchases.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 17, 2026.
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press