I asserted in my post yesterday that Auditor General Michael Fergueson had stopped short of publicly shaming those responsible for the stupidity behind the F-35 controversy. While this is technically true, what I did not know is that Mr. Fergueson had named senior bureaucrats and ministers involved with the ill-fated pursuit of the fighter jets.
Bureaucrats involved include:
- Dan Ross, assistant deputy minister of materiel at the Department of National Defense
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Michael Slack, F-35 project manager and director of continental materiel co-operation at the Department of National Defense
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Lt.-Gen. Andre Deschamps, commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Col. Dave Burt, director of the Next Generation Fighter Capability Office, Department of National Defense
- Tom Ring, assistant deputy minister of acquisitions, Public Works and Government Services Canada
Responsible ministers include:
- Defense Minister Peter MacKay
- Associate Defense Minister Julian Fantino
- Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose
For in depth information on these officials and their relation to the F-35s, you can read the Vancouver Sun article on the subject by Lee Berthiaume.
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