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Are we sure Trudeau is dead, or is hiding in the PM office.
Garbageman said:I find it hillarious that McCallum is taking money from a department that he ran less than a year ago. I hope he's slapping himself on the wrist in his office.
pbi said:As for the other parties, I imagine that the Conservatives (were they ever to get elected...) would probably send more, but IMHO in the end for a Canadian Govt it all comes down to what the domestic political imperatives of the time are.
Jets4Life said:I thought increasing military spending should have been more of an issue in the last election. It seems to me that the Conservatives are more likely to issue more funds for the Armed Forces. The Liberals seem to want to keep things at the status quo (...but I could be wrong). I wanted to know if anyone has more information on this subject. Thanks
I don't see a whole lot wrong with that, after all "to govern is to choose."
Rather than how much we spend, I think we should measure our defence and security capabilities by how we can respond i.e. what options can we present to foreign affairs policy makers for international considerations, and even more importantly, what sort of risk analysis are we forcing potential enemies to undertake wrt operations within our sovereign AOR.
and as such if you really want a properly equipped CF, you have one choice - the Conservatives.
I would argue that you have one choice: an informed electorate. We have only got a short period under our belt of really working to "Connect with Canadians"; some results have been seen (look at the profile of defense issues in the media) but we have much more to do. Years of hiding in the dark cannot be undone overnight. Cheers.