Minister of National Defence David McGuinty speaks during a ceremony formally welcoming the Coast Guard to the National Defence Team at the Canadian Coast Guard Base in Dartmouth, N.S., Oct. 10, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese
Defence Minister David McGuinty says a federal contract to provide refurbished troop carriers to the Ukrainian military has been cancelled, but has declined to disclose the reason for the decision.
The $250 million contract to send 25 armoured vehicles to Ukraine was launched two years ago through a defence contract broker. It has since been cancelled for reasons that McGuinty told the Standing Committee on National Defence he is unable to share.
