Does anyone want American pilots flying over Canada to check out Russian bombers? Nope

If the Canadian Air Force does not mount sovereignty patrols in our airspace, who will? The answer is all too clear: the United States Air Force.

In a slow summer for serious political matters, the government announcement that Canada will buy 65 F-35 fighter jets for a cost (including maintenance) of $16-billion has upset the opposition and critics of the government's defence policy. For its part, the Harper government did little to help i...

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