“At least you tried.”
— Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, in response to Vovochka’s Sucker Showcase in Anchorage

The clickbaity Global News headline actually buries the lede here, which is that Canada and Sweden are getting a *lot* more serious in talking about kitting out the Royal Canadian Air Force with Gripen fighters instead of with F-35s.

#CanPoli #EUPoli #ElbowsUp #YesThatWasAnIrwinMainwayReferenceDealWithIt

https://globalnews.ca/news/11337766/mark-carney-praises-trump-ministers-sweden-defence-deals/

Prime Minister Carney praises Trump as ministers jet to Sweden to talk defence deals

In a brief statement Saturday, Carney said: 'The leadership of President Trump and the United States is creating the opportunity to end Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.'

Global News