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Canada’s defence procurement chief criticizes F-35
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: Stephen Fuhr, Canada’s secretary of state for defence procurement and head of the Defence Investment Agency, is overseeing the country’s F-35 procurement. Fuhr previously told CBC in 2011 that the F-35 was “not the right plane for Canada,” and he continued criticizing it as unaffordable more than a decade later.
WHO: Stephen Fuhr; CBC News; Defence Investment Agency
WHAT: Stephen Fuhr, leading Canada’s defence procurement, has a long record of criticizing the F-35, including remarks to CBC in 2011 that it was “not the right plane for Canada.”
WHEN: Jan 1, 2011
WHERE: Canada
WHY: Fuhr’s earlier criticism of the F-35 as not suitable and unaffordable is being highlighted as he leads Canada’s procurement.
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