Government officials prepared a communications strategy two years ago to justify how the federal government could purchase the F\u002D35 even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claimed Canada wouldn’t buy the stealth fighter and had no use for it.
Trudeau promised in September 2015 that a Liberal government, if elected, wouldn’t purchase the F-35 and would instead select a more affordable plane.
The Liberal government announced Monday that Canada was entering into negotiations with the U.S. and Lockheed Martin to purchase 88 F-35s in a deal that could cost up to $19 billion. The answer avoided dealing with the direct statements from the Liberals that the F-35 would not be purchased. Instead the focus was on the procurement process itself. “The government has noted it would not proceed with a sole-source contract to purchase F-35s, rather it would hold an open and transparent competition, which has been launched,” the talking points noted.Article content
In September 2015, Trudeau said his decision to avoid buying the F-35 would free up more funding for other defence equipment purchases. “By choosing to replace the existing CF-18s with a more affordable aircraft than the F-35s, we will be able to guarantee the delivery of current procurements for the navy,” he noted.
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