David Pugliese, a defense reporter with the Ottawa Citizen, dives into Canada's military spending surge led by Mark Carney, who plans to dish out an extra $9.3 billion. The discussion uncovers the flaws in Canadian military procurement, especially regarding the expensive F-35 jets. Pugliese critiques the implications of reduced reliance on U.S. defense, highlighting the challenges of recruitment and training within the armed forces. He also questions how genuine these spending commitments are amid evolving global threats from nations like China and Russia.
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Canada's Military Budget Boost
Mark Carney announced an extra $9.3 billion military boost to meet NATO's 2% GDP spending target.
This significant military spending increase aims to strengthen Canada amid global disorder.
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Reducing U.S. Military Dependence
Canada aims to reduce reliance on U.S. military suppliers due to shifting U.S. security contributions.
Exploring new suppliers like Europe and South Korea is part of this strategic diversification plan.
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F-35 Procurement Challenges
Canada's F-35 fighter jet plan faces cost overruns and delays, illustrating defense procurement challenges.
Increased spending does not always guarantee value or timely delivery of military capability.
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For years now Canada's been badgered to pony up, and spend more money on the military. Those calls have come from our actual military itself, our NATO allies, and more recently the U.S. President.
Well it looks like Mark Carney is going to pull out the credit card, and commit to spending an extra $9.3-billion on the armed forces by March, bumping our military spending up to two per cent of Canada's entire GDP.
Carney has also pledged to end this country's reliance on the U.S. for equipment by diverting billions of dollars in spending to Canadian manufacturers.
The timing awkwardly coincided with news about an embarrassing foray into Canadian military procurement: our plans to buy a fleet of F-35 fighter jets from America that the auditor general reported was billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule.
So, what is Carney's vision for the future of our military? And how serious are the threats against Canada?
David Pugliese, defence reporter with the Ottawa Citizen, talks us through it.
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