Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane, says consultant Eric Miller.

Former Liberal MP John McKay says military calculations may not be the most important arbitrator for picking Canada's next fighter jet.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 26, 2025

A former chair of the House Defence Committee says the federal government should reverse course and buy Sweden’s Gripen warplane over the American F-35.

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