Dumb move. Canada caved to US pressure. It was the most advanced aircraft of it’s time but the US didn’t want the competition. Not a fighter but an interceptor (bomber hunter). Part of the reason Canada is “dependent” on the US military industrial complex is that the US wanted it that way to create American jobs. The other reason given was that the USSR was shifting from bombers to ICBM’s making it less relevant. But Canada could have established itself as a leading world combat jet manufacturer like Sweden has.