Indeed, financial decisions usually involve not just the Department of National Defence, or DND, but also Public Services and Procurement Canada, or PSPC, as well as Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, or ISED. Several parties have a say, which tends to slow down procurement of new technology, among other things.
Does the will exist to create a more effective, centralized decision-making process, rather than always having three departments each do their own vetting?