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The issue of the Canadian government’s intentions on the F-35 program came up Tuesday at the Commons defence committee. Liberal government Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan repeated his previous line that the capabilities of whatever fighter jet Canada eventually purchases will be discussed in the defence review.

But he didn’t get into any new details about the Liberals’ promise not to purchase the F-35.

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And what about the Canadian firms currently building parts for the F-35? How would they be affected if the government doesn’t buy the plane? Conservative MP James Bezan told Sajjan that those contracts will be cancelled and the jobs associated with supplying parts for the Lockheed Martin aircraft will be lost.

But Sajjan said that won’t be the case. “I don’t think those jobs are going to be cancelled,” he explained to MPs. “These Canadian companies have been selected for a particular reason because of their skills.”