Ottawa agreed to purchase the three used civilian ships at a cost of at least $827M in August 2018 after Trudeau surprised many by personally announcing negotiations
The move followed concerns about a shortage of vessels, given the age of the current fleet, but also an intense lobbying campaign by Davie, the Quebec government and federal opposition parties for Ottawa to give the shipyard more work.
“The CCGS Jean Goodwill is expected to be delivered to the Coast Guard by the end of 2020,” Mayrand said in an email. “A delivery date for the CCGS Vincent Massey has not yet been finalized.” Davie’s push over the next two years coincided with concerns about the Coast Guard’s existing icebreaker fleet following a series of mechanical breakdowns in the older ships.
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