It's peanuts if we spend it all on overpriced US-made military hardware. If we spend the same money domestically, we can probably get a lot more 'bang for the buck', not to mention that much of that spending would come back to the government in the form of taxes paid by workers employed.

Many defense contractors from around the world, routinely 'license' production of their wares in other's factories. Some truly advanced military technologies are now being built by consortia that include the defense contractor and a company or government-run factory in the 'client nation'. Indeed, many nations of the world operate 'government run' weapons factories, precisely because there are inherent dangers of privatizing such industries; who then lobby/support governments willing to always spend more and wage wars of aggression.

Whatever jets we eventually buy, we should get a part of that 'work share', and it should make jobs in Canada, not in the USA. We mustn't overspend because the US does.