Canada reviews the purchase of the American F-35 fighters

Montreal – AFP Canada plans to reconsider the purchase of American F -35 fighters against the background of tension with the administration of US President Donald Trump, and is studying other options, according to the Ministry of Defense told AFP on Saturday. Since his return to power in January, the US president has launched a trade war on his northern neighbor and is regularly talking about making Canada “the fifty -first American state.” A spokesman for the Canadian Minister of Defense said in an email that the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carne, who took office on Friday, wants to “determine whether the F-35 purchase contract, in its current form, represents the best investment of Canada and whether there are other options that may meet the needs