Tory government likely to continue with F-35 purchase: Williams

'They are basically ignoring everything the auditor general said and just making sure that the decision that they have taken to buy the F-35, that they don’t do anything, in following through on that decision, that would violate policy or legislation,' says former Defence ADM Allan Williams.

PARLIAMENT HILL—The federal government intends to continue with plans to acquire a fleet of F-35 stealth warplanes rather than look at other options to replace Canada’s aging fleet of fighter jets following a scathing report on the project from Auditor General Michael Ferguson last A...

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