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Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers
The 1984 Whitepaper (yes, it's damned old) obligate us to support Coalition operation in supplying a sqdrn within 10 days and a full wing within 30. The Whitepaper defines our defence as an Allied Defence. Let's face it, anyone hitting the UK or the US is going to hurt us economically and being small in size means that we would have to take the fight to the enemy to prevent attacks on our allies.
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In the case in which the US and/or UK are involved, then there isn't much need for the Canadian Air Force, as the US and UK are quite capable of gaining air dominance. By the time Canada gets its F-35s, the US will have the F-22 in enough numbers to make a huge difference in the air. What Canada needs more are transports to transport Canadian troops to the combat zone, while not relying on US transports.