Liberals admit ‘interim’ Super Hornet jets may only fly for 12 years, despite costing billions- nationalpost

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"In addition, Defence department officials had earlier warned against buying an interim fighter jet. But the report containing those warnings, which had been on the department’s website for more than a year, was quietly removed after the Liberal government announced its Super Hornet purchase."

Canada to stay in F35 program despite campaign promise by Trudeau.- cbc

In its place, the Liberals said they would launch an "open and transparent competition" to buy more affordable planes to replace Canada's aging CF-18 jets. Trudeau said the money saved by scrapping the F-35 procurement would go primarily to increasing spending on the Royal Canadian Navy.

Oops, no open and transparent competition.

Canada’s CF-18 fighter jets can all fly past 2025, RCAF commander says - globeandmail

The tangled web of lies and incompetence on this file is truly astounding.