No one aircraft can be the best at everything, for every situation, all the time. Better to have a mixture of purpose equipped squadrons, so that the best suited equipment is available for every conceivable reality. Canada should not be looking at S/H's as a bridge because the a/c is dated, and even if offered at or below cost, once their largest users stop ordering upgrades Canada will pay dearly for any attempt to maintain compatibility with our Allies.  IMO the better choice of bridge aircraft would be a mix of Typhoons, or perhaps Raphaels, which outperform S/H in any situation we would have to use them, plus the follow-on order of F-35's.