Defence Minister David McGuinty says a federal contract to provide refurbished troop carriers to the Ukrainian military has been cancelled, but has declined to disclose the reason for the decision.
The $250 million contract to send 25 armoured vehicles to Ukraine was launched two years ago through a defence contract broker. It has since been cancelled for reasons that McGuinty told the Standing Committee on National Defence he is unable to share.
“I wish I could give you more insight into the reasoning behind the department’s decision to cancel the contract, but I’m not in a position to do so,” McGuinty said while testifying before the committee on Oct. 21….