Time for the CAF to upgrade to the Super Hornet, F-18E/F. Their logistics support is established for the Hornet, so the upgrade makes sense. The USN has operated both types side by side as they transitioned from F-18C/D Hornets to E/F super Hornets.
I have been saying that for years. Why would we buy an aircraft still in development to replace an aircraft so close to it’s best before date? There is much wrong with the F35 (single engine, etc) for Canada. By the time they roll off the assembly line (if ever), the Russians or whoever will have figured out how to beat the stealth thing. We should have bought a boatload of Super Hornets 5 years ago. We would have been transitioning them into our fleet now.