The State of US-Canadian Relations, June 2026

Lots of stuff happening the past week or two: Canada decides to buy a Swedish plane (no, not that one), rather than the American one. Rumors have abounded of Canada cutting its F35 buy and getting 60 Gripens instead. Canada finishes the contract on the HIMARS launchers I attended a conference on Canada diversifying its defence procurement, with former military folks mostly wanting to get "the best…