Irem Koca

Parliamentary Reporter @theHillTimes covering federal politics, procurement, defence. | Ex-world news reporter @cnnturk | Bylines @reuters @torontostar

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"Çoğunluğa bağlı olmayan tek şey insanın vicdanıdır. / The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”

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Feds need to convey a ‘clear plan’ to industry to help reach NATO spending target, say contractors. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Feds urged to do ‘fulsome review’ of veterans’ rehab program under scrutiny for mismanagement before committing more funds. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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UNLOCKED | Canadian defence company rejects opposition calls to cancel contract for armoured vehicles used by ICE

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Feds unveil series of measures to boost defence investment in line with ‘Buy Canadian’ mandate as major projects tout Euro allies. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Ottawa’s defence industrial strategy aims to boost share of defence contracts and acquisitions awarded to domestic firms to 70 per cent, but some sector experts question if that is too ambitious considering how quickly military equipment may be needed.

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UNLOCKED | Spending to outsource legal work more than doubled in the last decade as hundreds of internal positions stayed vacant: government data. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Spending to outsource legal work more than doubled in the last decade as hundreds of internal positions stayed vacant: government data, @iremreports reports https://t.co/TfPYPt10QT

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UNLOCKED | Pentagon’s ‘cancellation’ of Canada-U.S. defence board could have ‘ripple effects’ on major procurements, says former co-chair. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Procurement ombud says concerns remain over defence contracting years after ‘deeply troubling’ favouritism findings. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Feds ‘bypass’ competitive processes, add ‘unnecessary bureaucracy’ in new Defence Investment Agency, say opposition MPs, but Fuhr’s office says it’s ‘improving accountability.’ By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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NDP, Bloc MPs says feds should impose Buy Canadian policy on Via Rail contract to prevent buying new trains from foreign supplier. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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I'm not the defence reporter @TheHillTimes (I leave that to my in-the-know colleagues @neilrmoss and @iremreports) but I've been really curious about the govt's plan to consider dual-use applications to projects so funding has defence and civilian benefits. So, new from me⬇️ 1/2

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UNLOCKED | Feds’ communication over permanent residency plans gave temporary workers ‘false hope,’ says NDP MP Kwan. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Feds refer a contractor to RCMP alleging it fraudulently over-billed the government, @iremreports reports https://t.co/CPgplcPfRG

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UNLOCKED | Feds refer a contractor to RCMP alleging it fraudulently over-billed the government. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Feds roll out new cybersecurity certification for defence procurement. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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‘We’re selling to our allies, but we’re not selling to ourselves’ Canadian defence companies tell Senate National Security Committee. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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‘This is not a political problem’: watchdog wants fixes to decades-long issues in Indigenous procurement put on fast track. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Liberal, NDP MPs support Turkish earthquake survivors’ plea to extend visas before having to return to disaster-hit country: ‘this is our last chance.’ By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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Volkswagen rebuffs ‘speculation’ that it will support German-Norwegian bid for Canadian submarine contract. By @iremreports #cdnpoli

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