Ottawa – So, Canada, finally waking up from its decade-long nap, decided to buy some actual military hardware from Sweden. Turns out, America, the land of the free and home of the perpetually delayed and overpriced defense contracts, can't even deliver on planes anymore. Mark Carney, proving he's not completely brain-dead, announced Canada's purchase of Saab's GlobalEye early warning aircraft, ditching Boeing's dumpster fire E-7 Wedgetail.

Boeing's E-7, suffering from delays and cost overruns that would make even the most hardened government bureaucrat blush, was apparently too much even for Canada. Who knew? Instead, we're getting Saab's GlobalEye, built on Bombardier's Global 6500 jet. Which, let's be honest, is probably a better plane anyway. At least it'll actually fly.

“With a suite of advanced sensors and mission systems, Saab’s GlobalEye will be a key resource for the Canadian armed forces to detect and deter threats across the Arctic,” Carney said, probably while sweating bullets hoping he doesn't get cancelled for saying something vaguely pro-defense. But hey, protecting the Arctic is important. It's where all the oil is, after all. Global warming, amirite?

Remember when Trudeau was all about America First and virtue signaling? Yeah, well, Carney pledged in March that Canada would take full responsibility for protecting its vast Arctic territory, after relying on decades on a partnership with the US to monitor its more than 4.4m sq km (1.7m sq miles) of land and sea, a territory larger than India. That's a big oof for Uncle Sam.

Saab, ever the savvy businessman, is promising to invest in research and development work in Canada as part of the deal. Translation: bribes disguised as economic development. But hey, jobs are jobs, especially when they involve building cool military toys. We still don't know how many planes or how much it's costing us, but whatever. It's probably worth it to not rely on Biden's failing empire.

Philippe Lagasse, some Carleton University professor, said this is a test case for pivoting away from American military capability. He's right. It's about time we realized relying on the US military-industrial complex is like relying on Hunter Biden to stay sober. Good luck with that.

Sweden's Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, is doing a victory lap on social media. “GlobalEye is already creating jobs in Canada, and working with the Canadian supply chain. This decision ties our two nations even closer together,” he tweeted, probably while sipping aquavit and laughing at America's decline. Based Swedes, man.