CTV News has learned that Ottawa expects to spend $833 million on security for next month’s G8 and G20 summits.
[montreal.ctv.ca] In March, the federal government had allocated $179 million for its security budget. But under new estimates that will be introduced in the House of Commons later Tuesday, these costs should increase by $654 million [...]
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G8/G20 security bill to hit $833 million
Canadian Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) competition
Canada’s Department of National Defence expects to issue a request for proposal (RfP) for its emerging Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) competition. ISSP gear is similar to the US Army’s currently fielded Land Warrior in that it endeavours to push data to individual soldiers so they can achieve greater situational awareness. However, unlike Land Warrior, [...]