{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Policy Options","provider_url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/","title":"Why defence procurement so often goes wrong","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ei5GJjcxah\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/2016\/01\/why-defence-procurement-so-often-goes-wrong\/\">Why defence procurement so often goes wrong<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/2016\/01\/why-defence-procurement-so-often-goes-wrong\/embed\/#?secret=ei5GJjcxah\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why defence procurement so often goes wrong&#8221; &#8212; Policy Options\" data-secret=\"ei5GJjcxah\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PO_DaviesDefenceSpending.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"On November 17, 2014, Postmedia columnist Andrew Coyne published \u201cCanada&#8217;s Glorious Bipartisan Tradition of Messing Up Military Procurement,\u201d in which he observed that all Canadian governments have equally mismanaged defence procurement. This is somewhat unfair, because there have been some quite successful large, complex procurements over the years. The current upgrade of the Halifax-class frigate [&hellip;]"}