The intricacies of indecisiveness show why Canada must prioritize the Air Force

The interim measures pursued by Canada to acquire older jets with high maintenance costs exhibit a lack of decisiveness, which has been evident in successive governments.

A Feb. 28 report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux indicated the Liberal government underestimated the cost of its purchase of used Australian fighter jets by about 22 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SAKHI NAIMPOOR

March 6, 2019

The Canadian government’s decision to acquire used F-18 Hornet fighter jets from the Australian Air Force has cast doubt regarding the long-term operational ability of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to meet its international military obligations to NATO and NORAD to protect North American air...

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