A report which warned against buying an interim fighter jet for the Canadian military will remain secret, even though it had previously been on the Defence department’s website for more than a year. The Defence Research and Development Canada report recommended against the purchase of such “bridging” aircraft to deal with gaps in capability. The Liberal government has said Canada is facing a capability gap because it doesn’t have enough fighter jets to fulfill its military missions. But the 2014 report that had been on the Department of National Defence website questioned that type of strategy. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada is facing a fighter capability gap when it comes to dealing with its commitments to NORAD and NATO.

Source: National Post January 30, 2017 16:34 UTC