Our most potent weapon in the trade war with the U.S.

Let's truly stop buying weapon systems from the one and only country that repeatedly threatens us with annexation.

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has upped the ante and the rhetoric, I firmly believe we should scrap the entire F-35 purchase, writes Scott Taylor. U.S. Air Force photograph by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

September 2, 2026

OTTAWA—Admittedly, the rhetoric and threats generated by United States President Donald Trump's punitive trade tariffs have gotten out of control—on both sides.

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