The Conservative Canadian Government is desperate to spend money on the F-35. So much so that they've ignored all the procedures for purchasing (you wouldn't be allowed to buy a box of pencils the way they've gone about F-35). Problem is the Auditor General has just hung the dirty washing up in public, and the backlash may lead to the cancellation.
Canada is not all pinko liberals; think oil sands, seal clubbing and hockey. It's an interesting mix.