ASTERIX SAILS, ON TIME & ON BUDGET

 Ottawa Citizen:   The MV Asterix left Halifax Wednesday to support the Royal Canadian Navy, first in the Caribbean and then later in the Pacific Ocean during the Rim of the Pacific exercise that starts in June.
   The ship sailed two days after the first court by Vice Admiral Mark Norman on a breach of trust charge at an Ottawa court house.
   Norman is considered the driving force behind ensuring that Asterix was delivered and ready via a lease arrangement for the RCN.
   It is considered a rare achievement in Canadian military procurement in that it was delivered on time and on budget.