The cost overruns on the F-35s right now are at $27.7 billion in total, so it's definitely over budget with a 50% increase. The $7-billion defence of Canada fighter infrastructure project is above and beyond that $27.7 billion. Is that correct?
September 23rd, 2025 / 12:10 p.m.
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Jeremy Patzer Conservative Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley, SK
The cost overruns on the F-35s right now are at $27.7 billion in total, so it's definitely over budget with a 50% increase. The $7-billion defence of Canada fighter infrastructure project is above and beyond that $27.7 billion. Is that correct?
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