Close X
    Wednesday, October 2, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    Peter MacKay Says He Regrets Failure To Buy New Fighter Planes

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Jun, 2016 11:43 AM
      OTTAWA — Former Conservative defence minister Peter MacKay says he regrets his government didn't move ahead to replace Canada's aging fighter jets.
       
      MacKay says new planes are badly needed and the F-35 is the right choice.
       
      The Tories had pegged the F-35s as the replacement for the existing CF-18s, but the process bogged down over costs and technical concerns.
       
      The Liberals said they wouldn't buy those planes and instead promised to hold an open competition to find a new jet.
       
      But in order to fill what they say are capability gaps in the Royal Canadian Air Force, they may sole-source a different aircraft.
       
      MacKay says the Lockheed-Martin F-35 still beats other planes on the market when it comes to meeting Canada's needs.
      Prev Next

      MORE National ARTICLES

      Close Brush With Flames: Staff At Alberta School Bring Students Through Wildfire

      Close Brush With Flames: Staff At Alberta School Bring Students Through Wildfire
      An elementary school principal from fire-ravaged Ft. McMurray, Alta., is crediting her staff for ferrying 70 students to safety through the heart of the blaze.

      Close Brush With Flames: Staff At Alberta School Bring Students Through Wildfire

      School Year Uncertain For 12,000 Students Evacuated From Fort McMurray, Alta.

      School Year Uncertain For 12,000 Students Evacuated From Fort McMurray, Alta.
      Alberta's Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee said schools across the province are prepared to welcome students from the Fort McMurray area.

      School Year Uncertain For 12,000 Students Evacuated From Fort McMurray, Alta.

      Drones Reportedly Spotted Near Two Large B.C. Wildfires

      Drones Reportedly Spotted Near Two Large B.C. Wildfires
      Fire information officer Amanda Reynolds said the BC Wildfire Service received two reports of unmanned aerial vehicles near wildfires on Friday.

      Drones Reportedly Spotted Near Two Large B.C. Wildfires

      First Of Two Pregnant Walruses Gives Birth At Quebec City Aquarium

      First Of Two Pregnant Walruses Gives Birth At Quebec City Aquarium
      The aquarium says it's the first time in Canada a captive walrus has delivered a live full-term baby.

      First Of Two Pregnant Walruses Gives Birth At Quebec City Aquarium

      Newfoundland And Labrador Mulls $32,000 Pay Hike For Judges Amid Fiscal Crunch

      Newfoundland And Labrador Mulls $32,000 Pay Hike For Judges Amid Fiscal Crunch
      An independent tribunal has recommended increases totalling 14 per cent from 2013-14 to 2016-17, including accumulated retroactive pay of almost $1 million, a Justice spokesman confirms.

      Newfoundland And Labrador Mulls $32,000 Pay Hike For Judges Amid Fiscal Crunch

      P.E.I. Confederation Museum To Shut Down Permanently Due To Lack Of Interest

      P.E.I. Confederation Museum To Shut Down Permanently Due To Lack Of Interest
      Founders Hall in downtown Charlottetown opened in 2001 and explained Canada's inception, beginning with the Charlottetown Conference in 1864.

      P.E.I. Confederation Museum To Shut Down Permanently Due To Lack Of Interest

      PrevNext