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Liberals miss membership payment to stay in F-35 consortium
The Trudeau government has missed the deadline for a multimillion-dollar payment that keeps Canada in the club of nations involved in the F-35 stealth fighter program, CBC News has learned.
June 9, 2016 By CBC News
The $32-million membership fee was due on May 31, but a spokeswoman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan confirmed late Monday that the U.S. project office overseeing development of the highly complex jet has not received the instalment.
But Jordan Owens cautioned not to read too much into the oversight and that Canada is still on the hook for the cash. | READ MORE
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