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Estimated cost of warship fleet rises to $84B thanks to delays, inflation: PBO

Viable alternative.

OTTAWA — Parliament’s budget officer says delays and inflation are adding billions to the cost of building a new fleet of warships for the Royal Canadian Navy.

In a report released this morning, budget officer Yves-Giroux estimates the government will pay more than $84 billion for 15 new warships.

Maybe we could get Haiti to toss in a few bucks.

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