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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
These are replacing jets we have that get used everyday with our existing mandates, and even then we're replacing them with fewer jets. It's not like this purchase is hawkiish or departing from who we are already as a people.
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Our forces absolutely need replacement fighters in the next 5-10 years, but I'm not convinced buying the best and most expensive option available to us makes sense (on a single-sourced no-bid contract at that!). Harper seems hell-bent on buying the F-35 when our defense needs might be just as capably met with a more modest option (like the Super Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab Gripen, etc.). Unless we have an open competition with multiple bidders and evaluate all options on a combination of mission capabilities and price, we'll never know for sure that Canadian tax payers are getting the best value for their money on our new fighter purchase.
And does ANYONE still believe Harper's claim that the program will cost $75 million per plane?