Does the military have room to get its elbows up?

Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.

Royal Canadian Air Force ground crew perform post flight checks on a CF-18 fighter jet in Kuwait on Nov. 3, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces Combat Camera/DND

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

March 24, 2025

OTTAWA—As United States President Donald Trump continues to target Canada with threats of annexation, Canadians are finally realizing that this is no longer a joke. Trump has described Canadians as “the nastiest” negotiators in a recent interview on Fox News.

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