From Global News.

Industry Minister Melanie Joly says that the federal government’s defence-related priorities will be to build in Canada, but “If we can’t build, we will partner.”
 
“We think that there can be great cooperation between, for example, Saab and Bombardier,” she said.
 
Joly added that Ottawa is “very interested” in Swedish defence giant Saab’s offer of its Gripen fighter jets, but it needs “more details” on how Canada can benefit from the deal, "but we’ll continue the conversations for sure.”
 
This comes as Canada plans to replace its aging fleet of fighter jets with F-35s from American defence firm Lockheed Martin, which is on pause pending a federal review, and comes amid growing hesitation over deepening Canada’s reliance on the U.S.

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