Canada's Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle (TAPV). What the hell is going on?

The TAPV program was completely off my radar.  Last I heard was that the first full rate production vehicle was coming off the assembly line via this Textron tweet...

First full-rate production TAPV now on production line http://t.co/hR6EZ2X6cV

Now this morning I'm reading this from Defense News...

The Canadian military's newest armored vehicle faces significant technical problems, with US company Textron being given a final chance to show its system can meet the promised levels of protection and mobility.
Textron's tactical armored patrol vehicle (TAPV) failed a series of tests in 2014, forcing the company to make design changes to the wheeled system it is offering Canada. A number of redesigned preproduction vehicles will be tested over the next several months and into the summer, a company official said.
But an internal Canadian Department of National Defence briefing paper pointed out that because of ongoing problems this will be Textron's last chance to produce a preproduction vehicle for the CAN $1.2 billion (US $1 billion) project.

Interesting.

I'll bang on a company in a heartbeat if I think they're lacking when it comes to getting the job done, but this time I'm not so sure.

Canada is the gang that can't shoot straight when it comes to armored vehicle procurement and this is just the latest example.

I'll be following the TAPV program a lot more closely now...I'm also going to make a few calls to the Defense Ministry and Textron...are we seeing requirements creep after contract award?  I suspect so but we shall see.