"Hogwash": Former ambassador blasts Canada's defence spending commitment
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Former Canadian ambassador Ferry de Kerckhove says Canada’s NATO defence spending commitment of 1.67 per cent is “hogwash” and that the country is seen as a “laggard” by its peers.
De Kerkhove’s comments come as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders meet in Washington, D.C. for the annual NATO Summit. Canada is the only NATO member country not meeting the alliance’s target that has yet to provide a roadmap of how it will reach two per cent of GDP, which NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said will be expected at the summit.
De Kerckhove said that while discussions at NATO are “extremely polite,” Canada is beginning to face pressure from other member states.
“This is a bit of hogwash for one of the wealthiest countries in the world,” he said of Canada’s current spending commitment. “We’re a very wealthy country and we should make a sacrifice,” he added.
Canada’s updated defence policy forecasts spending will rise from 1.37 per cent of GDP currently to 1.76 per cent by 2030.
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When a dutch dude calls Canada cheap. You know its bad.
Thats funny and sad.
@@allannantes8583 Tragic to say the least.
what is worse is conservative leader polivere is criticizing trudeau but when asked if he would spend 2 percent of gdp on military spending in canada he says no.
@@giovanni-ed7zq Good. Canada military is just going to waste money on mess halls and glass buildings.
@@giovanni-ed7zq, he said he can’t make that promise because he does not know how broke we actually are. If you are going to lie like a socialist, don’t lie about facts that are easily checked.
As a Canadian I am ashamed that we haven't attained 2% GDP. It's only 2%. Smarmy Trudeau should be ashamed.
The conservatives are the same won't spend money on defense for Canada 🇨🇦 and maybe planning to cut taxes for the Rich and cut spending from social programs 🙏👈
He’s too busy using the money to virtue signal.
Sunny ways, baby... sunny ways!
Very right indeed!
@@TheBrendon67ya he is to worried about him self!
Trudeau is a national and international embarrassment! What a legacy to leave behind! 😑😑😑
Trudeau is a complete fanny-hat but in all fairness, it's not just the Dope that neglected the military, all governments in the pat 30 years have been inadequate.
Right because defense spending per gdp was even lower during Harpers term.
If Canada were to vastly expand export of our natural gas. We could fund many programs including defence.
Don't use common sense, it will scare sock boy
@@RyanB-m6yit will scare Spider-Man too.
Or massively cut health, education and social services spending. If you want a government paycheque, join the army.
Trudeau's speech yesterday was an embarrassment to Canada, Trudeau never fails to Embarrass Canada on the world stage
His mic should have been shut off mid speech.
@@kevinfidler6287 God I wish.
what is worse is when conservative leader polivere who criticize trudeau for not meeting nato obligations. polivere says he wont spend 2 percent of canadian gdp to meet nato obligations.
@giovanni-ed7zq Yeah, he did say that in a round about way too.
Lets wait and see if he gets elected,he has a huge mess or dumpster fire to clean up after the liberals leave office@@giovanni-ed7zq
Trudeau has made us an international embarrassment on so many topics.We're laughed at.
Harper cut military spending so Canada spent only 1%. Trudeau is much more gung-ho.
Nah, that was the freedumbers
@@musesshadow Bouncy castle syndrome....seek help.
@@clydemifflin3600 freedumber sez wut?
@@musesshadow And freedumber just said it, have a nice day.
Hogwash, nicely sums up everything about Trudeau and his incompetent team.
Ask Ferry what spending was under HIS watch. The guy is a hypocritical far right chaos operative.
Welll you’ll know because that’s what you are fed constantly.
Finally someone who is talking sense to get our government to loosen the purse strings and start shopping for our military.
No not that I've heard.
@josephsmith594 No. Pierre Polierve doesn't make such announcements. He's sick and tired of the Liberals plagiarizing his ideas.
What JT did is to tell you nonsense while taking your money.
Climate change is real bud, if you lived in BC you'd know this.
what is worse is conservative leader who criticize trudeau when asked if he would spend 2 percent of canadian gdp on military, polivere said no.
He should have spent all that battery plant money on defence
I agree
Useless AOPs were ordered under the previous administration....ships that can't do anything....with anything....to anything...to enforce anything.
Victoria class subs....previous admins, reduction of military spending, previous admins, get your facts straight, it's going to slow, but it's got to be smart, re: area were Canada needs assistance on a regular basis, ie: strategic lift, good place to start logistics capability.
AOPS are useless. We don't have weapons
Add to that t he $30 BILLION or more that he spent on the oil pipeline.
@@sparky7915 Alberta oil will fix Canada's squeaky wheels
So which airport has a charging station for trudeau's jet! Or is he still burning kerosene
Don’t say Canadian never keep there promise say Trudeau never keep his promises
Canadas utter default to the USA on defence is deplorable, shameful.
Yah well USA should quit ripping us off for our resources for a nickel on the dollar too.
Why is it a default on USA defense. The money Canada needs to pay is on it's own Armed Forces not the US. But I agree that trudeau should be ashamed of the state of our military.
@@bernardgagnon1626 we agree
Unfortunately for Canadians, managing a country is more difficult than managing a drama class, and our PM failed at both
I spot a russian troll account, yes?
@@Grant_S_M I agree with @nicolasderuiter1699 so I must be a Russian troll as well? 🤣 You only said that because you have nothing.
@@Grant_S_Mis it u?
@@Stone_Horse People who push russian deza are treasonous IMO
@@Grant_S_Mwe have a camp for you.
This government with Justin Trudeau with nothing but an embarrassment.
I just hope Nato leaders turn their backs to Trudeau. Ignoring this hypocrite is the best we can hope for at this time.
Canada should leave Nato, problem solved.
@@freebolt5913 I don't want to join BRICS though
@@freebolt5913if we left NATO, we would open the doors to the Stars and Bars moving North.
@@67HuntAway that's not how things work.
@@freebolt5913 Great, nice move /s. We are unable to defend ourselves so lets go it alone. 🤨
Trudeau just gave a speech on climate change earlier. That should sum up Trudeau’s Canada for you.
I'm Canadian and happy PM Trudeau takes the climate emergency seriously.
@@Grant_S_Mdo some research. There is no climate emergency and due to our forestry, Canada is actually a net negative ( 104.4 ) emissions. We're also still coming out of an ice age so the temperatures are not alarming. BTW, arson is not climate wild fires. Every decade it's a new climate emergency. Acid rain, ozone layer, ice melts...yet here we are and the only thing that's change is taxes. 🐂💩 propaganda keeps a lot of people employed.
I guess he thought he was at a climate change conference in Washington.
I thought NATO was all about national defense and european security.
@@brettthomas5605 Fighting the climate emergency IS national defense.
@@Grant_S_M yeah well fighting climate change is putting us all into poverty.
The complete word salad comes out of that individual nothing but half truths and lies.
The game is over in 1 year!
Hogwash is Trudeau's middle name.
I think technically it’s Fidel, but I’m quibbling.
🤣🤣🤣
And WACKO is his first name! LOL
10 nato nations aren't meeting the 2%. canada is the worst offender given our GDP. russia is moving into northern canada and we have very little resources up north to protect our border. can't be relying on the big dog.
Do u have proof of these aligations
@Vizel-ct1is Russia planted a titanium flag using submersible in Arctic water in 2007, claiming the Arctic ocean their own.
@@Vizel-ct1isI do because I watched it myself in 1977 where Canada arrested a group of Russians masquerading as weathermen on Amund Ringus Island. The Canadian Government sent a twin otter with RCMP officers to come and arrest them and bring them back to Ottawa for interrogation. I pumped fuel into the twin otter at our camp while they had coffee in the kitchen trailer. The Russians were all in handcuffs. The were seven of them.
@@allannantes8583 So a 1977 group of Russians and a flag planted in the 2007 should spark a hike in Canada's military budget today? So Canada with its bigger GDP should spend the same amount on defense as Ukraine today under attack. And while there lets dig some tranches at the US border our only land border with another country, you never know right?
Don't worry. It will balance itself.
What an embarrassment for Canada ....
So Canada sharing a border with USA and the North Pole should have the same Nato GDP target of 2% like Baltic countries or Turkey or Poland which are and have always been very close to "troubles". Please lets be serious and think before taking sides.
@@neckbro Canada has already "taken sides" a long time ago. We have even put it in writing that we will strive to spend 2% of GDP on defence. Modern wars are fought with what you have not with what you could have.
@@BC-li6zc Dude , im talking about taking sides if the Premier is the issue or not. I'm NOT talking taking sides in alliance, of course we are and always should be in the US camp, jesus christ. And if you are so found about fighting wars you are welcomed to volunteer right now. Ukraine is in short of manpower just as in weapons. Again 2% doesn't make any sense for a country like Canada, 0.5% is already a generous amount, unless you work for the defense industry or the military, that case I will never by able to persuade you, whatever the argument.
@@neckbro
Premier???
Oh he just makes pie in the sky public 'commitments' anywhere he goes.... gets all the acolades..... and then he just carries on about his business doing nothing about anything except making more 'pie in the sky' commitments ?
What does anyone expect when youi elect a former part time substitute drama teacher to run a Country..... everything is an "Act".... and "play".... it's 'drama' .... just a 'fantasy' right ?
Trudeau found the solution to address those "big problems requiring big solutions" at the NATO summit and delivered them in the form of a speech on climate change. I am sure the Poles, the Latvians, Estonians, Swedes and Finns will be so reassured.
Mean while, enjoy the floods, extreme heat dome, forest fires ...........
You know they have been worried about climate change for the past 70 years. Oh Trudeau you are such a card clowns are so funny
@@doorbash5680 Seventy years is a snap of the finger compared to reality. Guess the facts are beyond your comprehension.
Perhaps Trudeau got his scripts mixed up and/or forgot what the meeting was about. What a embarrassment for Canada to have Trudeau on the world stage.
@@spotty67 Dictatorships like Russia and China are not exactly champions of the fight against climate change and are not using their growing influence, including military, to promote it, on the contrary.
It’s nice to see that he’s as disliked abroad as he is in Canada. Absolute unmitigated failure.
need to expand military industry base.
Trudeau did and they are all fighting in Quebec, Ontario and BC. But he will bring more to try again
@@doorbash5680 So what and how did he do that? Because we aren't producing more artillery shells, or bullets, or military equipment.
@@BC-li6zc Do you not read the news!! Why did he bring all the people the Canada? Are you saying He has no jobs for them? So they make they own jobs fighting and protesting which by JT you are not allowed to do !! This guy never thinks any thing through did he not see all the problems of bring 500,000 per yr. into Canada ???
Leave it to Trudeau to keep making himself look even more stupid every time he goes to a international meeting !
🇨🇦after Oct 7 a Syrian woman in our Facebook group said that she was inviting people to protest at city hall, I don't think she realized as a civilian newly immigrated to Canada she can rely fully on the military... think about it we have Syrians in the Same country as minorities that need protection.
I can't figure out what you're trying to say.
Can't this guy manage one day without embarrassing canadians?
Hard no.
As an American, I think Canada cannot defend itself against a joint Russian/US action. Would NATO send help? Highly unlikely.
Are you advocating a joint Russia/US action against Canada? Maybe we couldn't defend ourselves, but don't underestimate the patriotism of Canadians. I believe our resistance would be monumental and long-lasting..
Since Russia and USA are preparing a nuclear war between themselves I'm not sure they will then decide to join together to attack Canada. But if they did, the proximity Canada has to USA and the number of Canadians living there would present a massive unconventional warfare threat to them. How would they know which of the millions of trucks has the car parts and which 1000 have the nukes?
Our forces have enough arms to hold the country for less than a week.
@@patriciawicken5949
Canada is a beacon of sanity & order.
I lived there and traveled during holidays. If the US elects a wannabe dictator who admires Putin, Canada should be concerned. Americans don't really recognize your sovereignty. I asked a neighbor if she'd traveled outside the US. "Canada, but that doesn't count. It's not really another country." A week later, someone else recounted a joke, "Florida is our basement: Damp, full of bugs & sometimes flooded. Canada is our attic: Full of interesting things but we're not sure what they are b/c we never go up there." Yes, anecdotal. But it made me truly think about your peaceful country sandwiched by two militarized superpowers.
A lot of blame is being handed out to Trudeau in the comments. Im not a fan myself, but this is a decades old problem. Canada must begin to take seriously our security, or there will be trouble.
Stop bringing up previous governments, ffs. Worry about the now.
@@Oxatolla The now happens to be a direct result of the past. But point taken. Just saying people are focusing on Trudeau and should instead be focused on the actual problem. To me, that is complacency and unrelenting bad liberal policies.
Yes. 1.67% is the highest in 30 years. We are getting there and will continue, unless PP wins.
@@Grant_S_Mwhen pp gets in we will be on a path to be a safe country again.
Canada has five thousand nukes to the south and six thousand nukes to the north, why bother. Thanks to Harper Con's the Canadian Wheat Board has been sold out to Saudi Arabia. Now Canadians pay supply and demand prices or starve. I know blame it on Trudeau.
This government just doesn’t have its act together.
Should be defunding Marxists and defending western democracies.
Canadians don't need any foreign countries' ambassadors to tell us what we should or not to do or commit!!!!!😠😠😠😠😠
I cannot believe that global news is allowing viewer comments! Wow and thanks! Usually Canadian viewers are blocked from commenting in almost all media.
Trudeau consistently embarrassing
Trudeau have no shame clearly for showing his smug face at this meeting knowing that we are a joke on the world stage thanks to him. Vote Conservative
Trumpie are we
If the police were 1 bit solid and loved CANADA they would all walk off the job and stop PROTECTING the POS!
Zalinsky will come looking for millions again.
And the 10% of those $$$ will go to Zelensky & Freeland accounts in Panama!
As did Churchill during the last war.
Best money we ever spent
billions
@@bobwoods1302 Said nobody with at least two properly functioning brain cells.
Is any surprised Trudeau didn’t come through with his promises?
He didn't promise 2% this year.
Which promise are you talking about there has been so many I forget most of them
@@Grant_S_M This year? Oh well then, Trudeau is off the hook. What the hell is the matter with you? Do you really LIKE Trudeau or just being a troll because you are suffering from boredom?
@Stone_Horse I don't think we have ever met the target.
The reason the Americans are pushing this is because they own most of our defense production.
American military industrial complex just wants its guaranteed profits from the cost plus contracts.
@globalisteverywhere3578 I don't know if I should laugh or cry at your naive, clueless response. It would take a long essay to even begin to unpack what you just said. I will say this, Canada has always had options, and freedom isn't free. It never has been.
Fine raise spending to 2% of GDP. But make the corporations pay for it. See how much longer the complaints continue.
Because stifling the economy has always worked in the past. 🙄
@@larryroyovitz7829 Corporations used to pay 50% so shush.
Lots of money is wasted on all sorts of stupid woke projects
So 165,000 Canadians died fighting in Europe in WW! and WW2 when we had relatively a small population, how much commitment would they like
When Trudy gave his final speech during the summit, there was NO ONE there except for a CBC reporter !!!! The WHOLE ROOM was empty !!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣FJT !!!!!!
Canada had ridden the American coattails since the 1960s.
Everyone is saying Trudeau this and trudeau that. It's the whole damn Liperal and NDP parties, not just him. Keep that in mind. They are all terrible people. We have to make a change.
So where were these big spender 2%ers at when the blood was being spilled? Spend smart, our purchasing efficiency...there is a subject to look at.
Buy all you need, need what you buy, don't buy stuff that doesn't improve the situation for the sake of appeasing anyone.
18 billion could have modernized the Canadian Military instead of giving it to Ukraine.
Do people remember when Trudope took power,he canceled 63 Fighter jets?He was also told in 2018 along with others by Trump to increase your military?
A lot of comments on why this is Trudeau's fault. The 2% (GDP) commitment was agreed to in 2006 under Harper and he was PM until 2015, that's 9 years of doing nothing before Trudeau did nothing so the blame starts with Harper's conservatives. That's not a defense of Trudeau because he's also done little to help. When Harper took office in 2006 defense spending was at 1.1% of GDP and when he left it was at 1.0% he went backwards. So Trudeau took office in 2015 at 1.0% and it has risen to 1.37% nothing to write home about but still a gain. As a founding member of NATO it's embarrassing. The next government needs to do more but sadly with the options we have we'll likely go backwards again.
Harper had a balanced budget Trudeau did this spending us into poverty.
In your dreams did Harper balance the budget. Do you think we were born yesterday? Keep your whoppers at Burger King.
Yes. At 1.67 we are at our highest in 30 years. A PP government will cut that back to .99% where his old boss Harper had it.
@@robinoxford8391 Harper had a budget surplus when he started and a deficit when he finished. Harper had the financial crisis as an excuse but still not good. Trudeau got a deficit and made it worse but he had COVID, but still not good. In almost 10yrs, Trudeau should have been able to fix the mess Harper left him with but Canadian voters don't put defense spending as a priority until it's too late.
@@Grant_S_Mthat is a lie.
Canada not living up to defence spending whatever are they talking about. Canada has pistols from world war two and Trudeau promised to upgrade those to water pistols when they wear out 😮😮😮
2032 is too long for Canada 🇨🇦 to get up our defense spending 2% of our GDP should be met now 🙄 😒
Due to putler’s aggression Canadians realize we must make a bipartisan effort to increase our military capabilities to defend our northern reaches.
Supporting Ukraine’s success is our best security
So why do these people never bring up the fact that the Berlin wall came down with the agreement that Nato would not move East toward the USSR/Russia. Do we not honor our agreements? Do we not Respect the rights of other countries to do as they see fit. Ask yourself these questions and then you will understand what is actually happening in the world today. 🌎 Peace ✌️ 😎 is just a word until we talk about it. Let's do that now.
finally a comment with common sense - people are mostly uninformed thanks to MSM...(sign e-4979 against NATO)
If Canada were wise , Canada should remain a neutral country and be respected by the world community rather than serving as a lackey .
Defence spending and procurement for defence is a national embarrassment. Trudeau is an idealistic school teacher.
Canada… 100 old tanks, aging fleet, no air defence beside man pads. How many combat plane for the size of the countries. Maintenance on equipment mainly done by civilians contractors. Most electronic trades became one basically IT. No interest from the young to joined. The woke culture, the lack of discipline. Back in 1982 the white book on defence was a basic minimum. What we did? Closed bases, reduced the number of military personnel. As a grand final the paper work. Takes five yers to buy the necessary material. I would never serve again in today’s conditions.
We don't even have that many steel coffins. We have 74.
Can't blame the kids for not wanting to get behind dishonest politics. Their whole lives, they've seen the government mistreat veterans.
A better question is why should we spend more money on an American project in ukraine. The Europeans couldn’t stand up to the USA so the wreck their economies to prop up a corrupt Kiev government. Canada shouldn’t follow suit. Else you sillly lot will be complaining.
@deesmith6363 And three days worth of ammo.
Former Ambassador Ferry de Kerckhove's view point is something EVERY Canadian should listen to. Our commitment to our Armed Forces has been dismal starting in the 70's with Justin Trudeau's Father, Pierre. We need to be wide awake looking at the state of the World and our incredibly lacking military. Now let me be clear, I completely support the Men & Women who decide to begin their careers in our Military and those who wish to make the Armed Forces their Career full stop. Canada used to be innovators when it came to building and designing vehicles for Military use. When the government basically closed the doors on Avro, most of it's engineers and designers left for careers in NASA. We need a stable and useful Armed Forces, with all the working equipment needed for the security of our land. Think about this, our North is expansive and has been on Russia and China's sights for a long time. Our defence,...we have 5000 amazing Canadian Rangers armed with the new Tikka Ranger Rifle in .308 but I have heard that some Rangers don't want the new rifle instead staying with the venerable .303 British Lee Enfield rifles (A rifle I have used for hunting for a very long time now), that's our defence in the North. 2% of our GDP should be an easy target to reach, and if they need help why not start selling Natural Gas and other energy products to our Allies Japan, Germany etc. Canada needs to put Justin Trudeau in our rear view mirror and embrace a government willing to invest in our security and our commitment to being a part of NATO. The sooner we do this, the better off we will all be!!
The message is loud and clear. Canada refuses to become a subject to NATO bullying. Canada has nothing worthwhile left to defend and so Canada will not waste any further on defence spending. Canada is present in the meeting just for some coffee and donuts.
Warms my heart to hear a former ambassador say this!
''U.S. House Speaker calls Canada's failure to meet NATO target ‘shameful' ''
Trudeau's father hated our military and he passed that to his son. We need to spend more on the military, but first let's focus on getting rid of Trudeau.
Double Thumbs Up to Former Canadian Ambassador Ferry de Kerckhove
Thank you Justin to continue to make us look like fools on the world stage.
If the PM ever candidly detailed his beliefs about politics, society, human nature, Canada, the world and its history and future, there would be such outrage across the country that giant crowds would descend on Ottawa to attempt his physical ouster.
Knowing this, he keeps them secret. He's far more radical than he's ever avowed.
An embarrassment to all Canadians? Canadians have been struggling and suffering for forty plus years of liberal governance. The only people who have seemingly benefited are those who "migrated" during that time? I'm tired of this nonsense so I'm just going to say it, the amount of money that Trudeau has just handed out to foreign migrants in the past ten years is utterly despicable. I had to work for every freaking dime and I had very few hand outs. But from what I've heard and what the studies are showing is that every migrant family is getting between fifty to one hundred thousand dollars, EACH! Not to mention, housing, free hotel stays, and immediate licensing for vehicular operation, immediate health care provisions, and otherwise. Canadians are dying from drug addiction. Caused by rampant poverty. So their solution? Well put the pieces together.
How embarrassing. How about the fact we had to buy a NASAMS system for Ukraine because we have no Air Defenses of iyr own we could donate! And, even then, there is no date available for when the system will be delivered, even though we paid for it last year, pathetic. Canada spends exorbitant amounts of money paying millions of public sector employees more than most nations on earth pay their public sector employees. Unions make people fat and lazy, and that is why Canada has embarrassingly low levels of productivity.
Unions supporting the middle class and aid in them getting a living wage, then they too pay taxes. What is your problem with middle class folks that pay taxes?
The Americans don't believe him they know he's gone next year
Trudeau babbled about fricken climate change! What an embarrassment!
Trudeau needs to lower our spending and giving money to NATO and Ukraine and invest it where it actually matters! Invest in CANADA! Our pensioners,veterans and disabled get nothing and people are choosing to die with our sickening maid program because they cant afford to live! Trudeau has given more than enough outside of Canada! Start taking care of us for a change. NATO can get by just fine! The war machine is always hungry. We need help here at home!
Sparkle socks narcissistic Trudeau continues to have credibility and total embarrassment on a global scale.
All Trudeau has done was legalize weed, and added taxes to just chill at the cottage
Three squadrons Reaper drones for distant Canadian frontiers. Buy Royal Navy Dragonfire to protect our skyline would be positive steps in national defence. Upgrade our littoral fleet armaments while awaiting Type 26 destroyers and new F35s. Should creat reserve battalions-squadrons to man anti air attack missile systems our long Pacific coastline.
Canada might get a couple of dragonflies if they can catch a few to protect the coastline. God for caveman good for Canadians
You mean the type 26 Frigates which Trudeau identifies as Destroyers? Also creating new Battalions is impossible when your current Battalions are at 50% strength.
Trudeau is a embarrassment for Canada FJT
Justin Trudeau, international man of incompetence.
Because of this fearless leader, he lost men like myself and others in my unit that were great at our job and we loved this country. Now I'm not sure if I can say that, he has let us down and this country.
Dildeau 😂
I'm a Newfoundlander by birth but would declare to the world when I traveled or worked in different countries that I was Canadian.We need to break up Canada it's not working to much taxes on blue collar workers and lack of respect for our opinions.I never thought being Canadian would become something i would be ashamed of , look i didn't support the Ottawa protest but how the Liberal government handled it made enemies out of fellow Canadians.I learned the Liberal party and the people in it are privileged fascist.Image inviting a actual Nazi to the house of Commons and having the nerve to call Canadians Nazis.I now consider the liberal party or anyone who supports it a enemy towards democracy and freedom.. Sorry i feel so strongly about it but it's true sadly.
There's too much tax on white collar workers as well, and it's getting worse, selectively targeting so-called "wealthy" people, who are in reality middle income earners. For the first time, I'm losing motivation to expand and earn more money, why bother when 50% goes to the government to be wasted on parties and dystopian projects that flush money down the drain.
Hogwash sums up Canada's defense spending and internationals commitments in general.
Over $50 BILLION given as handouts to battery manufacturers and yet we can't figure out how to meet our NATO requirements.
He / it will be long gone way before that date lol.
The World is not in disarray , only 20 percent. The rest of the World is moving on.
Trudeau said in his NATO speech, that prior to Trudeau liberals took over government, that Canada was "spending less than 1 percent of gdp on defense. Considering Conservative governments are typically WAY more supportive of armed forces than Liberals, I find Trudeau's comment on this VERY HARD TO BELIEVE.
The main stream media should investigate and report the truth on this.
The media ALWAYS should investigate and report unbiased
Less, no. I looked it up but its only very slightly higher based on GDP. But prepandemic and pre Liberal, our GDP was a little higher. So by dollar value, we were spending a bit more on our military during Harper's years. But we were also taking part in an active conflict at the time as well. There was less in investing in advancement versus building up and resupplying. But between the scandals of recent years, and the lack of proper equipment, most military personnel I speak to (former and current) have been leaving in droves and recruitment is down to its lowest level for frontline personnel. The military is full of bureaucrats and managers, not soldiers, engineers, medics, naval seamen, pilots, etc.
Trudeau is spending far more than Harper did. The numbers don''t lie.
Trudeau will never do any of that.
Canada is a free rider who should have no right of parole until ir conforms to its obligation, Shameful and disgusting.
The americanization of Canadian politics is getting out of hand. Why no one questioning the endless civil war on human rights in the place calling itself united. We build better bridges than effin walls. Which coward Ford could have pointed out when Ottawa was under siege. He preferred safety of bunker cottage to doing job of premiere.
I want more rainbow flags, generals drag, heels, no toxic masculinity and tanks that are solar powered. Feminist army will scare comrade putinksky
Conservatives first took military spending below the 2% NATO threshold. Then during the 10 yrs Poilievre & his colleagues were in power - they underspent their own approved military budgets by almost $10 billion - and chopped $5 billion from defence spending from 2012-15 so they could show a budget surplus - at the expense of Canada's soldiers.
Cons don't want to hear facts. it will make their ears bleed. Just say Trudeau bad, taxes bad and they will click on the thumb up and grunt their approval.
Never vote and lay off the crack.
Yes, I suspect you don't and should take your own advice.
@@garyhaggquist740 look at the poles. Will go down as worst PM of the worst party in history.
TRUTH
USSR…
Nope, you said it right.
It’s essentially what’s going on there.
Thank you, Global News, for allowing comments.
Canada should contribute at least 5% of GDP right now. With the threat with Russia, China and our crazy neighbours down south if under Trump Fascism regime Canada should take defence spending seriously.
At issue is if NATO actually makes us more safe? As an expansionist colonial consortium and MIC $ launderer I have my doubts. Tell the war mongers and European N*Z*'s to screw off! Best to pull out and have a made at home solution.
Canada can promise to spend all it wants but when the government has stripped the procurement dept. of people you create a bottle neck that makes it impossible to buy anything
Why don't you go to Scott Taylor for the TRUTH instead of worrying people with lies.
In terms of actual dollars, Canada is one of the biggest NATO spenders on defence. If we don't get to 2%, what are they going to do - kick us out of NATO? I doubt it. Yes, we need to spend a lot of money on defence of our northern territories, but I think that 2% of GDP is an artificial goal and it isn't as though the Conservatives in all their years in power did much to increase defence spending.
When it comes to "Defence Spending" it does not mean you can't turn that defence spending into profit growth.
For a real example upgrade our 2 heavy ammunition plants for literally peanuts but reap a tidy profit for years and years to come by selling to NATO and Ukraine.
Personally, I wouldn't give no one a penny...
Didn't the Harper government order F35 jets ?? Who canceled that Trudeau ? And what did you blow that money on instead of going through with the deal ?
And Chrétien cancelled the EH101 for the CPF and we still don’t have a worthy platform for them and now we are buying new frigates and as far as I know. We’ll I don’t know what they’ll be flying .😂
Canadian industrial capacity? The Liberal Party closed 15 shipyards, or 75% of our total capacity. In this way big Navy contracts can be given to one shipyard to buy Liberal votes. But instead of the fleet getting all its new ships within a few years if the work had been spread around, the new ships now will be delivered piecemeal over 30 years making them obsolete. BUT buying Liberal Party votes for 30 years!
For those who follow world politics, realize that former ambassador lacks the in depth knowledge on the current world conflicts.
The conservative media is an embarrasment.
DRAMA TEACHER (TRUDEAU) PLUS COMEDIAN (ZELENSKY) EQUALS TOTAL DEFEAT
Arctic defence of Canadian sovereinty is critical.