Canada, cool on the F-35, says Lockheed jet still an option

Canada will consider Lockheed Martin Inc's F-35 in an open competition for fighter jets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, despite domestic and foreign criticism about the program's cost. Earlier on Monday U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the cost of Lockheed's F-35 program was "out of control." During last year's Canadian election campaign Trudeau said the jets were too expensive and promised not to buy them, but his Liberal government has since softened its position. "It's an