Trudeau Threatens to Halt Boeing F-18 Deal on Bombardier Dispute

Canadian and U.K. prime ministers pressing Trump to intervene
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Trudeau and May walk down the Hall of Honour in Ottawa, on Sept. 18, 2017.
Photographer: Lars Hagberg/AFP via Getty Images

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By Josh Wingrove, Robert Hutton, and Frederic Tomesco

September 18, 2017 at 5:10 PM UTC

Updated on

September 18, 2017 at 8:41 PM UTC

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada won’t buy Boeing Co. fighter jets while the company pursues a trade challenge against Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. over its commercial aircraft.

Trudeau made his threat to halt what he called Canada’s “significant procurement” of F-18 Super Hornets alongside U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday. Both leaders are pressing the U.S. firm to drop its challenge of Bombardier’s C Series program.