Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan leaves a meeting of the National Security Council on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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As Prime Minister Mark Carney deepens defence ties with the European Union, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan says Ottawa should resume its planned purchase of American F-35 fighter jets and work together with Washington on missile defence.
Carignan made the comments in a June 23 interview with the Toronto Star, where she expressed support for Canada’s continued purchasing of F-35s, which was put under review by Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this year.
Paul Rowan Brian is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
