I think we’re going to spend extra money on defence procurement to buy compromise, a very Canadian solution

Canada's military procurement is also going to become part of our foreign policy. A careful balancing of the Europeans against the Americans—and potentially the South Koreans against the Americans as well—is going to be part of how Ottawa does business from now on.

Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured. It will be interesting to see what the final tab ends up being, but this is also going to become part of our foreign policy. A careful balancing of the Europeans against the Americans is going to be part of how Ottawa does business from now on, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MATT GURNEY

June 15, 2026

TORONTO—On top of the existing order of GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, reports suggest that Canada is looking at a significant purchase of Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets. These aircraft would reportedly augment a still-large purchase of American F-35 fighter jets.

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