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Ultimately Canada will go for F-35. The Liberals just need time to make an about face without loosing too much credibility...
Liberals pay $33 million to stay in F-35 program, despite not committing to buy them
Canada has so far forked over more than $311 million to develop the F-35 — without any guarantee it will actually buy the multibillion-dollar stealth fighter.
The most recent instalment was made June 24, when the Liberal government quietly paid $32.9 million to the U.S. program office overseeing development of the warplane, despite having promised during last year's election campaign not to buy the F-35.
The contribution keeps Canada at the table as one of the nine partners in the project for the next year. Partners get a discount when purchasing the stealth fighter, and have access to billions of dollars in contracts associated with producing the plane.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/f35-stealth-fighter-jet-1.3696269