Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s pledge to review Canada’s decision to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets, which he reiterated at a campaign stop on Tuesday, was met with a chorus of opposition. Yet current geopolitical realities necessitate taking a second look at it.

In the weeks since Carney called for a review of the F-35 contract, a number of defence experts and academics have argued in these pages that ditching the American-made plane simply isn’t worth the cost.