The underspending threatens Canada's ability to hit NATO targets, an expert says.
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, takes part in an announcement regarding safeguards to Canada's democracy and combatting foreign interference during a press conference in Ottawa on Jan. 30, 2019.
The investments are considered vital to replacing the Canadian Forces' aging fighter jets, ships and other equipment with state-of-the-art kit.Yet while the government is on track to invest more in new equipment for the second year in a row, budget documents show the Defence Department will still fall short more than $2 billion on the government's plan to spend $6.5 billion.
But Thomas acknowledged the department was to blame for some of the other underspending and industry has also faced challenges in delivering on projects — though she said it shouldn't be a surprise there have been some problems given the number of projects underway.
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