Canada, why not the Super Hornet?

I place myself in the PM seat (or Defence Minister or whoever runs the gob in Canuck parlance) and I say to myself, “self, why do we need this F-35 when others will suffice?”

I like the F-35 perfectly well, but, in a nation like Canada who is looking to upgrade its air fleet and do so as economically as possible while still measurably upgrading its abilities why isn’t the SH a serious contender. 75 Super Hornets would be cheaper than 75 F-35s and still provide more than the A/B Hornets it operates now. Canada is very unlikely to go to war with a major power in the conceivable near term…………and don’t reply with “Russia.” The SH can do more than the original Hornet can do and Canada isn’t facing any more serious situations now than it did when it selected the F-18 in 1982.

Buy 75 SH’s, save the extra $10-15 million per aircraft you’d spend on the F-35, and spend it on Aurora replacements or ships or radars whatever and you’re still ahead in the end.

Hey, just me thinking out loud……