The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that Prime Minister Mark Carney and several of his cabinet ministers, including Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, are thought to be embracing the idea of Canada building the Saab Gripen fighter jet and Saab GlobalEye military surveillance plane. The Globe's Eric Reguly writes that they are both Swedish creations whose construction in Canada would create 12,600 jobs. One senior politician close to the military action, whom The Globe is not identifying because they were not authorized to speak publicly, told Mr. Reguly that odds of a deal with Saab have climbed to 85 per cent. GlobalEye is based on a plane already built in Canada, the Bombardier 6500 series business jet. Such an outcome is bound to trigger apoplexy in U.S. President Donald Trump. When that happens, he typically announces tariffs, or sanctions, or launches armadas of warships. (Sometimes he throws his lunch against the wall.) Canada has ordered 88 U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter jets. Were the Gripen to enter the RCAF fleet, Canada would not need the full F-35 package, though it has already paid for 16 of the aircraft and is obliged to take them. However, the risk of Mr. Trump retaliating is significant.