Quebec shipyard shrugs off Norman controversy, touts benefits of new supply ship
OTTAWA — The Quebec shipbuilding company at the centre of the RCMP’s case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is shrugging off the controversy and says it is on track to deliver an interim supply ship for the navy this fall.
Chantier-Davie has been under the microscope since court documents emerged last week in which the RCMP allege Norman leaked cabinet secrets to the shipbuilding company.
The Mounties allege Norman was upset that the Liberals were reconsidering a $700-million plan hatched by the Conservatives to have Davie to convert a civilian ship into an interim navy supply vessel.
John Schmidt, vice-president of Federal Fleet Services, which Davie set up to manage the ship project, wouldn’t comment on the RCMP’s case against Norman.