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Stephen Fuhr was mocked for opposing the purchase of F-35s. Now he’s in charge of Canada’s defence procurement

Stephen Fuhr got his “Picasso” nickname back in his days as a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

He’d been ordered to produce detailed attack maps, but his abstract scribbles earned him a call sign inspired by the cubist master, according to former military officials.

Today, the 57-year-old holds a more serious title: Canada’s secretary of state for defence procurement.


Unmanned drones may be the future. Maybe it is time to rethink the purchase, not abandon it.

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