For years, Canada has been deceived to endanger and spend more money in the army. These calls come from our Royal Army, our NATO allies, and more recently from the president of the United States.
Well, it seems that Mark Carney will take the credit card and undertake to spend $ 9.3 billion in the Armed Forces in March, increasing our military expenditure to two percent of Canada’s complete GDP.
Carney has also promised to end the dependence of this country in the US for the team by diverting billions of dollars in expenses to Canadian manufacturers.
Time agreed awkwardly with news about a shameful incursion in the Canadian military acquisition: our plans to buy a fleet of United States F-35 combat aircraft that the general auditor reported was billions of dollars during the budget and years ago.
So what is Carney’s vision for the future of our military? And how serious are the threats against Canada?
David Pugliese, Defense reporter of the citizen of Ottawa, speaks to us through him.
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