The federal government’s review of the controversial F-35 fighter jet procurement project is ongoing—despite Canadian officials repeatedly saying it would be completed by the end of summer.
The Department of National Defence told The Canadian Press the F-35 review continues as federal bureaucrats examine the plans and consider the military’s needs.
Defence Minister David McGuinty vowed at one point the review would be complete by the start of this week.
“The prime minister was very clear—by end of summer, which is Sept. 21, he’ll have a decision and more to say about this,” McGuinty told reporters in Warsaw, Poland on Aug. 25….