Gotta love those bed wetting conservatives and their fetish for all things military.
The Canadian government said Friday it plans to spend $9 billion to purchase a new generation of fighter jets, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay told a news conference in Ottawa that the jets would be purchased from Lockheed Martin, with the first one expected for delivery by 2016
The contract, one of the biggest military equipment purchases in Canadian history, is worth $9 billion, but the full cost could rise to as much $18 billion once the government signs a maintenance contract.
Best bit:
...the purchase is also important for Canada to meet obligations to its international allies.
"Everybody else is updating their fighter jets"
Wahhhh, Johnny got a new fighter jet, I want one too, I want it, I want it!!
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