A spokesman for Canada's Defense Minister Bill Blair says new Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of the purchase of America’s F-35 fighter jet.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada’s plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government is for 88 planes at a cost of about US$85 million each.

Yesterday, the CBC reported that Canada has already paid for its first 16 F-35As, with delivery scheduled for early 2026. Canada is therefore the first country to reconsider purchasing this aircraft once the first batch has been contracted.

The former central bank chief takes over at what he has called “a time of great peril” for Canada, with Trump attacking its sovereignty and economic security.

Former central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by U.S.

But, at the same time, no option is off the table—including restrictions on energy and natural resources. Because of the highly-linked energy systems of the two countries, such a move could wreak significant havoc on the U.

Mark Carney, Canada’s incoming prime minister, is no stranger to crises. Now he faces what is arguably the challenge of a lifetime: President Trump. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Canada bureau chief for The New York Times,

The U.S. has paused negotiations with Canada on a keystone management plan that governs flood control, water supply and hydropower in the shared Columbia River Basin.