You and me both.  I find the idea that 65 aircraft being enough for Canada to be laughable at best and infuriating at worst.  If we REALLY want to drop that kind of coin, let's get 250 JAS-39E Super Gripens.  There's no way in hell that 65 F-35's would be more potent although they would be more expensive.  That's what makes the F-35 such a lousy deal.