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Stephen Fuhr: “I can’t honestly think of a better divestiture. There’s jobs in the aerospace industry. We desperately need more…”

On the recordAugust 10, 2026
I can’t honestly think of a better divestiture. There’s jobs in the aerospace industry. We desperately need more firefighting capacity pretty much everywhere … whether it be Canada, Europe, Australia, the U.S. You can’t have too many of these assets.
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Stephen Fuhr
Liberal Party of Canada

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Discussing the sale of retired aircraft for firefighting.

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