Trudeau government announces the purchase of the F35 fighter plane years after declaring they never would. - this follows the announcement of surface ships for the RCN and the spending $400 million to purchase missile defence systems from the U.S. for Ukraine. Canada's military has had no such missile system for many years.

The announced purchase of F35 fighter planes to replace Canada's half-century old CF18's and 15 warships {frigates} for the Royal Canadian Navy is running into complaints of too much spending. This while our NATO allies are making it clear to the federal government they expect Canada to increase its military defence spending substantially.

What do we gain with the announced purchases and what does the CAF still require?

Guest: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and Samuel Associates Senior Defence Analyst

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