Auditor general finds critical gaps in ammunition stocks

Canada’s Auditor General Karen Hogan said a new report found major gaps between ammunition available for training and stocks intended for combat. It said the Department of National Defence does not know how much ammunition it has or needs, citing flawed inventory management, dysfunctional data analysis and inefficient contracts. Rebuilding stocks will take several years, and Canada is far behind its NATO collective-defence commitments, Hogan said.

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