A National Post editorial from the ninth of August raises concerns about Canada’s purchase of the F-35 amid the budgetary crisis playing out in the United States (“Editorial: U.S. Troubles darken cloud over F-35,” National Post, 9 August 2011). Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), a former naval aviator well known as a defence hawk (and former […]
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Parliamentary Budget Office reports F-35 to cost Canada nearly $30 billion
Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page has reported that the price tag for the F-35 stealth fighters that the Harper government wants to buy is likely to end up much higher than the government has been suggesting. Page’s report, which echoes concerns voiced by F-35 critics, warns that the real figure could end up close to […]
Pugliese on the F-35 fighter
Recent coverage by reporter David Pugliese on the F-35 and Canada: “Can the F-35 win a charm offensive?” Ottawa Citizen, 13 December 2010 “Peter Mackay in F-35 Attack Mode,” Ottawa Citizen, 13 December 2010 “Selling Canada on the need for fighters,” Ottawa Citizen, 12 December 2010 “The untold story of Canada’s JSF deal,” Ottawa Citizen, […]
F-35 Memorandum of Understanding
To view the 2006 Memorandum of Understanding on F-35s signed by Canada (which did not commit any of the parties to purchase the aircraft), click here. Photo by Robert Plaskota
Joint Strike Fighter purchase could cost $16 billion
The Globe and Mail is reporting that the estimated full cost of the government’s plan to buy 65 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is $16 billion (Daniel Leblanc, “Harper bending to U.S. on sole-source fighter purchase, documents reveal,” Globe and Mail, 11 June 2010): Officials at National Defence and Public Works refused Thursday to discuss the […]
Interview with Radio Canada International on Joint Strike Fighters
Steven Staples on Radio Canada International – The Link by rideauinstitute