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Zitat:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted the F-35 stealth fighter on Tuesday as a plane that “does not work,” while his defence minister refused to say if the Liberals will hold a competition to replace Canada’s aging fighter jets.
Meanwhile, public records show the company behind the Liberals’ preferred fighter jet, the Super Hornet, has held frequent discussions with Liberal officials since January. Those lobbying efforts included talks with senior officials in Trudeau’s office, as well as those of the defence and procurement ministers.
Postmedia, citing multiple sources, reported over the weekend that the Liberal government is intent on buying Super Hornet fighter jets. It’s believed the purchase will be labelled an interim measure to fill what Liberals say is a pending “gap” in Canada’s military capabilities.
In the House of Commons on Tuesday, interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose said Trudeau “naively” withdrew Canadian fighter jets from Iraq. She asked in French why Canadians should trust the Liberals to choose the best plane for the military “when they don’t even understand the value they bring to combat?”
“Canadians know full well that for 10 years, the Conservatives completely missed the boat when it came to delivering to Canadians and their armed forces the equipment they needed,” Trudeau replied, also in French. “They clung to an aircraft (the F-35) that does not work and is far from working.”