A program to buy new trucks for the Canadian Forces has been delayed once again, this time because government officials have to translate into French the equipment specifications and paperwork to be provided to bidding firms.

Industry representatives say the Defence Department doesn’t usually translate such requirement documents, so the project is going to be delayed by at least six months.

The truck purchase, announced in the summer of 2006 as one of the Conservative government’s key military programs, is already years behind schedule. Read more.

See: The Ottawa Citizen