Liberals cite economic benefits after paying $33M to stay in F-35 program
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OTTAWA - The Liberal government is pointing to the potential economic benefits to explain why it quietly paid nearly $33 million last month to help develop the F-35 stealth fighter.
The Liberals promised during the last election campaign not to buy the F-35, but made the payment anyway to keep Canada as one of nine partner countries in the program
Canada has spent more than $311 million to develop the F-35 since 1997. An official in Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's office says that participation has resulted in more than $800 million in work for Canadian companies.
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Those consultations are due to wrap up on Friday, with the government announcing its plans for replacing Canada's aging CF-18 fighter jet fleet in the fall.
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