Ottawa moving up construction of new naval support ship in Vancouver

OTTAWA — In a move likely to send shockwaves through Quebec and its shipbuilding industry, the federal government has decided to speed construction of one of its permanent new naval support vessels.
The government’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan has long called for Seaspan Marine in Vancouver to build an ocean-science vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard before turning to the navy’s two new support ships.
But the federal procurement department says the government will fi