From Allies to Arm's Length: Why Canada's Black Hawk Deal is Now Heading for Cancellation -
The Canadian government has quietly suspended its plan to buy 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for its special forces, and a total cancellation now seems imminent.
Driven by escalating trade war tariffs and political bullying from the Trump administration, Ottawa is now shifting its focus toward domestic defence manufacturing and alternative international partnerships.
And behind the scenes, American officials have been scrambling to salvage the deal, REPEATEDLY attempting to contact Canadian procurement leaders to push the contract through.
However, Canada has essentially gone completely quiet, leaving Washington met with a wall of administrative radio silence.
There is now a growing sense of desperation on the American side, as defense giants try feverishly too pressure Canada to sign.
Yet, Ottawa refuses to budge.
For decades, Canada viewed the U.S. as its most trusted continental ally.
But now, many federal officials feel Washington has turned its back on that alliance through economic coercion and threats to Canadian sovereignty.
Given this aggressive and almost demented behavior, Ottawa views America's expectation that Canada should blindly hand over billions of dollars as pure gall.
Instead of capitulating, Canada is now actively evaluating OTHER aerospace options, including European alternatives like the Airbus H145M or Leonardo’s AW149, which can be outfitted with domestic supply chains.
Because of Washington's heavy-handed tactics, the U.S. is highly likely to take a massive financial and diplomatic loss as Canada permanently walks away.
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Trump se está hundiendo incluso en sus estados. En Ohio ni a mil personas llegaron a su evento. Ya ni su gente aguanta sus shows y los bailecitos idiotas.
El circo empieza a cansar cuando las cosas no mejoran de verdad.
Cada salón vacío recuerda que el espectáculo se acaba cuando no hay pan.
162 (!!!) votes for Ukraine 🇺🇦 at the United Nations 🇺🇳
Today, we celebrate a major diplomatic victory for Ukraine in New York! ✌️
Ukraine has secured 162 votes in the UN General Assembly & been elected to the UN Human Rights Council!
Thank you, dear UN friends, for your trust 🙏
"Uważam, że powinniśmy poprosić pana Zełenskiego o przeprowadzenie ataków na większą liczbę centrów danych w Rosji” - premier Litwy, Mindaugas Sinkevičius.
Przyłączam się do tej prośby.
Trump is such a belligerent narcissistic piece of shit. F*ck I hope he gets destroyed at the midterms and gets impeached, along with that alcoholic lying piece of shit Hegseth
🇺🇦 Zelensky: We never say what we are going to do next in our operations.
Last night we did not attack any energy facilities in Russia because President Trump said there would be an energy truce between Ukraine and Russia.
We did not attack while Russia was hitting our gas stations, our energy infrastructure and other facilities.
I think that was Putin’s response to President Trump. And the signals from Russia were very clear: they don’t know anything about the energy truce.
It’s a shame because they always find reasons not to stop this war. That’s why I think we need to put more pressure on Russia.
"A devastating blow was inflicted on the combat capability of Russia’s 20th and 25th armies...
Our cards are putting the Russians in a stalemate and a hopeless situation, where they cannot advance and their losses become unacceptable.”
- Andrii Biletskyi 🇺🇦
Commander of Third Army Corps
#ruZZia thought the war was a one-way street. Now a bridge in central #Rostov is under attack (a drawbridge — one of the most important bridges in the city). What a plot twist.
Unfortunately, a lot of vendors get caught up in situations like this with wealthy individuals or companies who don't pay their bills. Trump famously doesn't pay his bills & bankrupted vendors.