While advocating for the Grippen purchase, this opinion piece does a good job summarizing the arguments “for” and “against” each: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-sweden-saab-gripen-fighter-jet-defence/. The pieces I’m finding that argue for the F-35 almost exclusively ignore the current context of Canada-US relations, and specifically the possibility that Canada will be denied upgrades and maintenance at the request of…
U.S. Senators say relations with Canada suffering
Interesting to see the take from some U.S. Senators on the current state of the relationship at the 2025 Halifax International Security Forum (2025-11-22): The tariffs imposed on Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump have clearly caused economic pain for Canada, but a U.S. senator from Maine says he’s more worried about how Canadians are…