The federal government is refusing to say why it quietly cancelled a contract for refurbished military vehicles for Ukraine that the Canadian company involved says it is still “ready, willing and able to supply.”

Defence Minister David McGuinty told the House of Commons defence committee this week that his department had cancelled the contract with Armatec Survivability in Dorchester, Ont., near London, to refurbish 25 light armoured vehicles, but said he couldn’t explain the reason behind the decision.

Conservatives say the contract’s cancellation risks making Canada appear as an unreliable ally to Ukraine and undermines the Liberals’ commitment to bolstering the domestic defence industry.

“Until just in the last week, everybody thought this project was just delayed but was still

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