Answers needed on Canada’s fighter jet replacement

Timely replacement of Canada’s aging CF-18s is required. Yet, that’s now a long way off.

Liberal Senator Mobina Jaffer, left, and Independent Senator André Pratte, right, are deputy chairs and Conservative Senator Percy Mockler, centre, is chair of the Senate National Finance Committee, which is set to hear from the auditor general’s office this week, according to Sen. Eaton, on its Nov. 20 report on fighter jet procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Jolson Lim

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR NICOLE EATON

November 21, 2018

Yesterday, the auditor general released his report on the process to procure new fighter aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The current fleet of 76 operational CF-18 fighter aircraft perform a range of tasks that are essential for Canada’s defence. They monitor and protect Canadian...

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