Put the bipartisan bickering aside: Liberals and Conservatives both to blame for F-35 stall

Make a choice and make the right one for all Canadians.  The F-35 is the iPhone of the military aircraft world,  yet the Liberals want the  "unlocked, no contract" phone that will be cheap and cool... for a very short time. 

The root cause, even after the Brits and Aussies have committed to the F-35 as a necessary plane for their air forces, how will Canada benefit from the manufacturing, technology and servicing contracts.  Canada's defense is based on how a politician can selfishly claim there were jobs created as part of this all important initiative and important go every Canadian - the safety of our borders.

"No decision has been made" means it will be decided for you.  Don't drop the ball Liberals.  Excerpt below:

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/liberal-government-shrugs-off-lockheed-warning-over-f-35s

"... The Liberal government is brushing off threats from Lockheed Martin that the U.S. aerospace giant could take billions of dollars worth of work elsewhere if Canada doesn’t buy its F-35 stealth fighter.

Lockheed says it is studying whether to block Canadian companies from competing for future contracts associated with the F-35, which could total billions of dollars. The government, however, says whatever decision it makes on a new fighter jet will result in “very significant benefits” to Canada.

The exchange comes after Postmedia reported the government plans to buy a new jet fighter soon. The Liberals say no decision has been made, but it is believed they will purchase a small number of Super Hornets from Lockheed’s rival, Boeing Co., on an “interim” basis to avoid a competition.

Canadian companies have received about $750 million in contracts associated with the F-35 over the past 15 years. Industry Canada estimated in December 2014 that that was just the tip of the iceberg, with the industrial  sector standing to benefit from more than $9 billion in work over the life of the program.

Lockheed vice-president Jack Crisler, however, told the Ottawa Citizen that other partner countries are asking why Canada continues to receive work when it hasn’t committed to the stealth fighter. He said the company hasn’t decided to block Canadian companies from competing for future work, “but we’re evaluating it.”

“The good-faith intent … was that Canada will buy aircraft and they will be allowed to participate in the supply chain,” Crisler said. ““There’s not an entitlement to future contracts unless you’re buying aircraft...”