Commentary
Canada’s reinvestment into its Armed Forces was long overdue, and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announced plan to increase defence spending to 5 percent of the GDP by 2025 was welcome. Canada has long faced criticism from NATO allies for its refusal to meet the defence spending obligation of 2 percent of the GDP.
Canada’s military has been working with antiquated equipment and low budgets for a long time. Canadian troops deployed to Poland in 2023 were forced to seek out their own food sources while on duty. When we can’t even feed our forces when they are on deployment, we have serious issues….