R. Scott Pert<p>Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister</p><p>> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> is actively looking at potential alternatives to the U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighter and will hold conversations with rival <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> makers, Defence Minister Bill Blair said late Friday, just hours after being reappointed to the post as part of Prime Minister <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MarkCarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkCarney</span></a>'s new cabinet.<br> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/f35-blair-trump-1.7484477" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/f35-blair</span><span class="invisible">-trump-1.7484477</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/F35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F35</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>