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T ORONTO (AP) — Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Defense Minister Bill Blair to review the purchase of America’s F-35 fighter jet to see if there are other options “given ...
Carney ordered the review of the F-35 purchase in the wake of an increasingly hostile United States and threats by Trump to damage Canada’s economy and make this country into the 51st state. Blair has ...
American defense firm Lockheed Martin has lauded the F-35 as "most lethal, survivable and connected fighter jet in the world." ...
Canadians have an opportunity in this election to demand that politicians sincerely commit to divesting from American ...
Carney pointed out he only issued the order a few weeks ago and he’s only been Prime Minister for about a month ...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government's review of Canada's planned purchase of dozens of F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin will proceed as "rapidly as possible." Carney also said it ...
The Stephen Harper government made the decision to purchase the F-35 without tendering bids from other aircraft companies, but the Justin Trudeau Liberal government, elected in 2015, in effect ...
Canada has a huge dilemma. The F-35 purchase is now under review. If the winner of the April 28 federal election kills off the 72 planes that Canada has not yet committed to buy, Mr. Trump will no ...
Canada’s deal to buy U.S. made F-35 fighter jets is expensive but necessary, experts say. In March Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a review of Canada’s purchase of 88 F-35 planes at US$85 ...
Canadian leaders are reconsidering their order of 88 F-35s amid questions of overreliance on their southern neighbor.
The announcement comes after Carney ordered a review of the ... citing concerns over Canada’s reliance on the United States for security. “We have alternatives to the F-35, so we will ...