Today is the submission deadline for the three aerospace firms bidding for the right to build Canada's next fighter jet. On April 10, 1980, a previous Liberal government chose the McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) CF-18 as the backbone of the country's fighter jet fleet. Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks following a tour of F-35 fighter jet contractor Virtek Vision International in Waterloo, Ontario, Friday, March 11, 2011. The Liberal government plans to buy 88 new fighter jets. "We will be buying fighter jets.

Source: CBC News July 31, 2020 07:52 UTC