I'll believe it when I see it.
I’m not a policy guy, I’m only reiterating what has been a burning issue for Republicans for a while regarding Canada and its relative freeloading.That's awesome. Make an enemy of that big friendly country to the North. Can't argue with that kind of logic. I'm totally in favour of spending more on defence, but Jesus. That kind of rhetoric will not make it easier to sell this to the general public, who, by all accounts, are actually coming around to the idea of increased defence spending.
I suspect you will see 2.1% in PP’s first budget just to pour oil on the waters, or at least ensuring the dildo of consequences is somewhat lube’dKevin you know damned well they aren’t going to spend 2%, and Canada still isn’t going to get kicked out of NORAD ( it will be dissolved and Canada will become target practice and Ottawa still won’t care and certainly won’t tell the truth or act earnestly about it.)
Don’t kid yourself, calculus, until Canada is physically attacked in some manner like the U.S. was on 9/11, there is no meaningful ‘coming around’ for any statistically significant amount of Canadian’s to actually influence the square root of SFA. Canadians are quite happy to accept miserable levels of productivity from their federal public service at a cost mor more than TWICE what Canada spends on its defence, ie. ~3.5% GDP for a milquetoast bureaucracy. Canada needs a good swift kick of reality in its ass to actually appreciate that it’s a pontificating moocher of a nation.That's awesome. Make an enemy of that big friendly country to the North. Can't argue with that kind of logic. I'm totally in favour of spending more on defence, but Jesus. That kind of rhetoric will not make it easier to sell this to the general public, who, by all accounts, are actually coming around to the idea of increased defence spending.
DAMN that was a truckload of common sense in that comment. Bravo sir , I hope you were not flying while typingDon’t kid yourself, calculus, until Canada is physically attacked in some manner like the U.S. was on 9/11, there is no meaningful ‘coming around’ for any statistically significant amount of Canadian’s to actually influence the square root of SFA. Canadians are quite happy to accept miserable levels of productivity from their federal public service at a cost mor more than TWICE what Canada spends on its defence, ie. ~3.5% GDP for a milquetoast bureaucracy. Canada needs a good swift kick of reality in its ass to actually appreciate that it’s a pontificating moocher of a nation.
That would be an excellent explanation that I would love to hear…Once President Trump magically puts a stop to all wars by virtue of his awesomeness in the first 24-hrs of hisreignpresidency, then what the hell will we need to spend 2% of our GDP on defence for???
That’s the moment we unleash our attack.Once President Trump magically puts a stop to all wars by virtue of his awesomeness in the first 24-hrs of hisreignpresidency, then what the hell will we need to spend 2% of our GDP on defence for???
Russian lessons.Once President Trump magically puts a stop to all wars by virtue of his awesomeness in the first 24-hrs of hisreignpresidency, then what the hell will we need to spend 2% of our GDP on defence for???
Obviously aircrew material.She likes onesies..
This is exactly why I've said for years we need nukes.Canada need to understand they are in receive mode only at this point.
Trump47 has the House and Senate. So you are going to get assfucked hard unless you open your purse.
He’s going to kick you out of NORAD unless you get well above 2%. We don’t need Canada in NORAD anymore as we can use OTHR and other means to do what Canada was needed for before, and we can use Canada as the impact area for incoming.
Then your little economy is going to get destroyed, partial from American business that will be strongly motivated to leave Canada, and through tariffs.
Then we will take your water.
I agree with pretty much every thing you have said about the public service, but on the issue of Canadians and their willingness to support increased spending, polling suggests they have in fact "come around":Don’t kid yourself, calculus, until Canada is physically attacked in some manner like the U.S. was on 9/11, there is no meaningful ‘coming around’ for any statistically significant amount of Canadian’s to actually influence the square root of SFA. Canadians are quite happy to accept miserable levels of productivity from their federal public service at a cost mor more than TWICE what Canada spends on its defence, ie. ~3.5% GDP for a milquetoast bureaucracy. Canada needs a good swift kick of reality in its ass to actually appreciate that it’s a pontificating moocher of a nation.
Let’s be honest - Canada was always the impact area for incoming.Canada need to understand they are in receive mode only at this point.
Trump47 has the House and Senate. So you are going to get assfucked hard unless you open your purse.
He’s going to kick you out of NORAD unless you get well above 2%. We don’t need Canada in NORAD anymore as we can use OTHR and other means to do what Canada was needed for before, and we can use Canada as the impact area for incoming.
Then your little economy is going to get destroyed, partial from American business that will be strongly motivated to leave Canada, and through tariffs.
Then we will take your water.
I suspect you will see 2.1% in PP’s first budget
The reality is plainly simple - we either spend more on defence (as we should) or the US will make us 2nd tier Allies and trading partners.Whether it’s Liberals or Conservatives they will commit and then lie. When it comes to defence that’s what they do. And if OAS hit 100 billion, they won’t pay that either…
Trying to think of where he would be a good fit, but any trade I can think of it just sounds like an insult to that trade...So who does the Infantry get?
Eco minister?
Remember when both Germany AND Japan approached Canada about supplying them with LNG, and Justin straight up said to the cameras "There was no business case" in even exploring the possibility of doing so...I think this sums up the current situation in Canada.
I've come to the conclusion that Justin rehearses his speeches overnight, not really paying attention to the the meaning of the words, and then spews them out, still not knowing what they mean. An actor on a stage. How many times now has he said one thing and done the exact opposite. As for accepting responsibility for his words and/or actions; he doesn't. Any failure, is someone else's fault.
But this crew won't be in charge by May. The opposition parties will force an election having voting no confidence against Trudeau's budget in March/April.Remember when both Germany AND Japan approached Canada about supplying them with LNG, and Justin straight up said to the cameras "There was no business case" in even exploring the possibility of doing so...
Whether it's him, or the Deputy PM - our shrinking and shitty economy 'is doing amazing' and 'doing so much better than other G7 countries'
He says what he's supposed to say. If we took a transcript of everything he's said while in office, he wouldn't seem like a bad PM at all! But his goals have been clear for years now, he just can't say those out loud...
Do you know how much corruption we'd have to stomp out for us to comfortably afford to pay a whopping 2%!?? Ain't gonna happen with this crew in charge
Whether it’s Liberals or Conservatives they will commit and then lie. When it comes to defence that’s what they do. And if OAS hit 100 billion, they won’t pay that either…
They can do that pretty safely, as we don't actually have people to scale up spending that quickly. Fortunately I think NATO tracks actual spending, not just intentions, so if $15B or so got returned every year (or deferred to out years) it wouldn't count.I suspect you will see 2.1% in PP’s first budget just to pour oil on the waters, or at least ensuring the dildo of consequences is somewhat lube’d
It’s relative chicken feed compared to the programs you already fund.
The OAS is a result of the last 3 decades of the CPP under collecting from those that contribute to it. The CPP contributions were set to low for decades and decades and the OAS was used in essence to offset this shortfall.This isn't a function of partisan politics per se. Not spending on defence has bipartisan consensus in Canada. The only thing that ever changes between parties is rhetoric.
The problem is that the public just doesn't agree. Some will say there's support for defence spending now. But I guarantee you that's not at the extra $30B in taxes or cuts they have to bear.
As for the $100B in OAS, that's not just committed. Unless something changes that is baked in with the current rates we pay and our demographics. So the debate we're about to have is whether caving to American demands for higher defence spending is worth half an OAS cheque.