U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Canada is warning of consequences to the continental defence pact if Canada does not move forward with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets.
“NORAD would have to be altered,” U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told CBC News in an exclusive interview at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.
He says the United States would likely need to purchase more of the advanced fighter aircraft for its own air force, and would fly them more often into Canadian airspace to address threats approaching the U.S.
“If Canada is no longer going to provide that [capability], then we have to fill those gaps,” said Hoekstra.
If Canada is an equal member partner in NORAD then shouldnt Canadian defence companies have the same bidding rights on US defence projects as US companies?
Y’know as apposed to all of those defence comapnies moving south so they can bid?
Unfortunately this marraige is full of hippcrasy and double standards…
The USA has never had any equal partnership. We have client states, rivals, and enemies.
As a Canadian i am well aware of that, its just a question people should begin to press on now that the facade has collapsed and the empire is in decline.