> The other issue is - we are in a bind. We're buying F18's because we're not going to go for the F35s, at least for now. And switching temporarily to another vendor would be impossible
On the flip side, the Canadian government had already chosen the F-35 and then when the Liberal party became the majority they scrapped that deal.
People were claiming the F-35 deal couldn't be undone, but they did it. I wouldn't be surprised if they're willing to stick it to Boeing/DJT by scrapping the F/A-18 deal now too.