Canada will purchase the F-35 fighter jets. Now what?
After years of debating and consulting and changing minds, Canada is purchasing F-35 fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Armed Forces.
While the government is celebrating the long-awaited announcement, there are still many questions about the fighter jets, the costs and what they could mean for Saskatchewan.
On Monday morning, Defence Minister Anita Anand officially confirmed the planned purchase of a fleet of F-35s to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aging CF-18s.
The cost of the endeavour grew from an earlier estimate of about $7 billion to $19 billion.