See,  Canada had the 'stuff ' to make the 'Avro Arrow'...the finest jet fighter that ever flew.........and , due to some 'yet to be explained'...other than rampant over costs...........the existing models and prototypes were destroyed and plans destroyed.
Immediately following this shutdown of the program.....TO A PERSON....the staff was recruited by the UNITED STATES SPACE AND MILITARY INDUSTRIES.......the rest is History.

We've lost our ship building industry......should we lose our 'air ' industry ??