Here’s why the F-35 audit is outrageous and it’s not the cost…

Lies, obfuscation, and incompetence.

Did the cost of the F-35 really increase by 46% since first announced in 2022?

Yes and no.

As in yes, they increased by 46% from what we were told the fighter jets were likely to cost. And no in that the original cost estimates were a lie.

My latest column in the Sun lays out all the details and provides links to the reports for the Auditor General.

This is infuriating because the Trudeau government knew their cost estimate was deceptively low. Well, that and all the incompetence the report uncovers with actually managing this project.