Its something that we'll never know. What would the world be like if the Avro Arrow wasn't cancelled? We know for sure that Europe was interested in it, and wanted to make large purchases. Canada might have another major industry in military aircraft. However, this would probably have set Canada on a path more like Americas. If a Canadian company was producing advanced military aircraft, the Canadian government would have to buy some, it would be embarassing not to. This would result in a more militaristic Canada.
I don't know how the world would be different if the Avro Arrow was put into mass production. If I could change it, I wouldn't. It wouldn't be worth the risk, for all we know, having those planes would've triggered nuclear war.
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