In 1958 the Avro Arrow was destined to become one of the world’s finest interceptor jets, except the project never got off the ground, so to speak. February 20, 1959, the day the Canadian government cancelled production of this Cold War plane came to be known as Black Friday, the day thousands of employees, laborers, scientists, and engineers alike were scattered in the wind.

That was the day Canada lost its opportunity to become a world leader in avionics, instead Canada’s disenfranchised fled to other countries to continue their work. Some years later, those same brilliant minds would eventually help NASA put a man on the moon. Continue reading “The Abdication of Leadership: Has History Taught President Trump Nothing?” →