Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Canadian Armed Forces need the plane to detect and deter threats across the Arctic.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday that his government would not purchase early-warning-radar planes from the United States, opting instead for a European model.

Canada will purchase Swedish Saab’s GlobalEye, which is based on the Canadian-manufactured Bombardier Global 6500 jet.

Tensions between the US and Canada have been high since Donald Trump launched a trade war against the US’ northern neighbor and even suggested that Canada should become the 51st US state, which caused widespread outrage in Canada, just as Carney was seeking the post of prime minister and succeeded in getting elected to it.

Since then, the Canadian government has also opted ot review the planned purchase of US F-35 fighter jets to explore other options.

  • Yerbouti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    1 day ago

    US wants to take over these countries but have 0 plans lol. They said they would take Iran in 24 hours, good luck taking Montreal.

    • rainwall@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      The descendants of Lafayette will likely end up northward in that kind of conflict, in which case the US is fucked.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
      21·
      1 day ago

      Yeah, and when did they “take” over Venezuela? They kidnapped the leader, that is not the same thing.

      • demonsword@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        6 hours ago

        turns out you don’t need to formally invade to control another country, you just have to install a traitor friend into power… which the US definitely did in Venezuela, btw

        • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
          1·
          5 hours ago

          You mean the one that immediately went on state tv to tell the people she was not the real leader and that Venezuela and america are enemies? What the us did was a wild crime that confused the world, nothing but threats and theatre.

          • demonsword@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            4 hours ago

            You mean the one that immediately went on state tv to tell the people she was not the real leader

            I mean the one that is letting ExxonMobil return to Venezuela after having all their properties seizured by Chavez. I mean the one that the White House just recently told prosecutors that she should not be targeted by them anymore.

            and that Venezuela and america are enemies

            If she really meant that all americans in Venezuelan soil should have been exiled or jailed the next day after Maduro’s kidnapping. Even if that meant war. In fact, if another country seized my president from my own country, that would have meant war, no ifs or buts.

            • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
              1·
              4 hours ago

              Like I said not the same, unless ExxonMobil is the us state (not the most clownish thing however) the us in no way “took over” Venezuela.

              If she really meant that all americans in Venezuelan soil should have been exiled or jailed the next day after Maduro’s kidnapping. Even if that meant war. In fact, if another country seized my president from my own country, that would have meant war, no ifs or buts.

              Oh please by that logic why are americans not in full on armed revolt? Lots of strong language but no useful action, like the us foreign policy.