U.S. officials also complained about the length of time it’s taking for the Carney government to decide whether it will continue with the full purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter.

I hope we don’t. We don’t want to rely on equipment supplied by a hostile power who are prone to throwing temper tantrums and may just shut off our equipment in a fit of anger.

It’s been over a year since the review was ordered, and while the military aspect was completed quickly, the consideration of industrial benefits and the advantages of switching the Swedish-manufactured Gripen fighter have left the file in limbo.

Gripen and Sweden all the way. Gripens are cheaper, more suited to our ecology, don’t have remote off switches, and aren’t enriching a hostile nation. Sweden has been a good friend, unlike the USA. Gripen.

“The Canadian government’s delays and lack of transparency around its ongoing F-35 review are just one example of the prioritization of politics over our shared responsibility for North America’s defence,” said the U.S. official. “The [U.S.] welcomes a rapid conclusion to this review.”

The conclusion should be a huge middle finger to the USA. All y’all Down South prioritized politics when you threatened Canada’s sovereignty not once, but multiple times.

Maybe it’s time to exit NORAD. The biggest threat to Canada isn’t the paper tiger of Russia. It’s our supposed “ally”.