Cost to fix mechanical problems and lead-tainted water on new Arctic ships remains unknown

An assistant deputy minister for defence and marine procurement told MPs it would take at least two months before some costs were known.

National Defence originally acknowledged that Harry DeWolf wouldn’t be back in operations, but now can’t say when that might happen.

Simon Page, assistant deputy minister for defence and marine procurement at PSPC, told MPs it would take at least two months before some of the repair costs for the ships were known.Article content National Defence and Public Services and Procurement Canada noted the extra money was needed to deal with reduced labour availability, higher costs resulting from COVID-19 protocols such as screening and cleaning, and price increases on transportation and spare parts.Article content

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