Defence Minister David McGuinty is clearly getting tired of being asked about the soon-to-be-completed review of Canada's purchase of F-35 fighters from the United States.
"You've heard me on this before," he told journalists on Tuesday, with uncharacteristic frankness. "The F-35 review is continuing. It's — I have nothing else to say at this stage."
The poor man hasn't been able to poke his head out in public over the last few months without facing questions about the politically charged review in one form or another.
Imagine how exhausted he'll get when the public and maybe even the opposition truly clue in to the fact that the Lockheed Martin-built stealth fighter — and its $27.7-billion price tag — is simply the leading edge of a long train of U.S. military equipment coming down track over the next several months and years.
In fairness, McGuinty is being badgered in part because the government imposed a deadline on itself to deliver an answer by the end of summer.
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