Looming fighter jet decision a test of Trudeau’s credibility

There is a huge political component operating here as well. Which company, Saab or Lockheed Martin, will offer the best package of economic benefits? 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once promised not to buy Lockheed Martin's F-35 jet for Canada's military. Now the government has included it as one of two possible choices in a procurement contest that will be decided next year.

HALIFAX—Money may be the mother’s milk of politics, but at the end of day, credibility remains the gold standard.

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