SpankyMcFarland

Mr. Vickers was brave but there are some operational and administrative questions for him to answer. This could be awkward.

If Marc Garneau had won, something tells me he wouldn't be getting any softer treatment from our friends on the Right.

Fair enough. That is true right now but in five years time, drones will be dramatically more versatile. I would favour a lower cost plane now to fill in for the next 5 to 10 years.

The current military purchasing process has not been fit for purpose for at least twenty years. We just get completely bogged down in political point-scoring. Somehow, we need to remove it from the political arena after determining the budget limits and let the military choose what it needs. With that said, from my man in the street's perspective, the F-35 seems awfully expensive at a time when drones are rapidly expanding their capabilities.