Ottawa misses own deadline on inking deal with Quebec shipyard to build icebreakers | 24CA News

Ottawa has quietly missed its personal deadline for finalizing an settlement with a Quebec shipyard so it might begin work on Canada’s subsequent fleet of icebreakers.

The federal procurement division stated final summer time that it deliberate to have completed negotiations with Chantier Davie by the top of the 12 months.

That didn’t occur, although neither facet is saying why or once they count on the deal to be inked.

The tempo of talks between Ottawa and Davie has been a supply of consternation and concern since they have been first launched in December 2019.

Concerns have largely revolved round the necessity to ship new icebreakers earlier than the Canadian Coast Guard’s current fleet is pressured into retirement.

The Coast Guard has misplaced quite a lot of ships resulting from age lately resulting from mechanical issues, and plenty of of its icebreakers have already exceeded their anticipated lifespans.