Stephen Fuhr got his “Picasso” nickname back in his days as a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
He’d been ordered to produce detailed attack maps, but his abstract scribbles earned him a call sign inspired by the cubist master, according to former military officials.
Today, the 57-year-old holds a more serious title: Canada’s secretary of state for defence procurement.
Unmanned drones may be the future. Maybe it is time to rethink the purchase, not abandon it.
