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Today's letters: Buying F-35s is proving more and more risky

Risk of buying F-35 keeps increasing Article content Re: U.S. warns Canada not ready to handle F-35s, June 11. Article content This article reinforces the urgent need for Canada to re-think the continued purchase of F-35 aircraft. The U.S. ability to dictate the facilities to house the planes; the control and usage of Canadian purchased spare parts on CAF bases; and control over the software involved, puts Canadian independence, sovereignty and freedom in question. Article content Article content It is now more important than ever to look for other solutions that respect Canadian values and rights and reduce our total dependence on the U.S. Buying from a country that allows Canada to assemble and control airplanes we purchase will be in our best interests. Article content As well, the rumoured reduction in U.S .military procurement of the F-35 also makes our continued purchase a much higher risk, both financially and materially. Article content J.A. Summerfield, Winchester Article content The federal and Ontario governments need to improve and twin Highway 17, particularly in light of our changing economic relationship with the United States. We need to update our entire cross-country link that will allow efficient transfer of goods across Canada. Not to mention this could improve tourism and investment in the Ottawa valley. Article content Article content The rail links were removed in the Ottawa Valley and the bus service was on life support during the pandemic. This vehicle artery is key for military families in Petawawa. The single-lane highway is dangerous, with people passing uphills on blind corners etc. Is this part of the national artery of a G7 nation? Article content Article content On May 27, 2020, John Yakabuski, MPP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, announced the government's approval to continue with the twinning of Highway 17 from 0.3 km west of Miller/Anderson Road to 2.6 km west of Bruce Street for a total of 22.5 km, in Renfrew. Construction was to begin in 2023.