Steven Staples comments on the F-35 purchase by the Canadian Government
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Steven Staples on CTV National News commenting on $9B fighter purchase
Interview with Radio Canada International on Joint Strike Fighters
Steven Staples on Radio Canada International – The Link by rideauinstitute
CF-18 replacement to cost $9 billion or more
The government is expected to give the go-ahead to a project to replace Canada’s CF-18 fighter-bombers with a new generation of aircraft later this year (David Pugliese, “$9B pricetag likely for Canada’s next-generation fighter aircraft,” CanWest News Service, 29 May 2010). The U.S. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is considered the aircraft most likely to be […]
Canadians want military spending cut: poll
A poll conducted at the beginning of March by Leger Marketing shows that a majority of Canadians want military spending to be reduced following the end of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan (Thane Burnett, “Canadians want military spending cut back: poll,” Toronto Sun, 5 March 2010). Almost 60% of those polled felt that “Canada should take […]
Military spending: Up is down?
The new federal budget commits the Harper government to going ahead with its planned increases in military spending in both the coming year (fiscal year 2010-11) and the next, after which, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says, the size of planned increases in military spending will be reduced for two years. The military budget is then […]