Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's tough talk has prompted U.S. aircraft giant Boeing to scrap the planned unveiling of its Canadian industry partners for the Super Hornet program. On Wednesday, Sajjan called on Boeing to halt its trade complaint against Bombardier. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan used his speech Wednesday at CANSEC to blast Boeing for its trade complaint against Quebec-based rival Bombardier. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)Boeing's complaint also prompted Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to order a review of the planned Super Hornet deal, saying "there will be consequences" for Boeing. Canada had announced plans to buy 18 Super Hornet fighter jets as a stopgap measure to beef up its legacy fleet of CF-18 fighter jets, which were also produced by Boeing.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2017 16:12 UTC