As Prime Minister Mark Carney deepens defence ties with the European Union, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan says Ottawa should resume its planned purchase of American F-35 fighter jets and work together with Washington on missile defence.
Carignan made the comments in a June 23 interview with the Toronto Star, where she expressed support for Canada’s continued purchasing of F-35s, which was put under review by Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this year.
