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It doesn't. As a Canadian, I can say there is always great debate about this, and especially now. Our current Conservative leaders are trying to push through t
by garyrichardson 15y ago
It doesn't. As a Canadian, I can say there is always great debate about this, and especially now.
Our current Conservative leaders are trying to push through the purchase of 65 F-35 fighters. These are the same jets the US military is delaying or considering scrapping at this point due to cost overruns.
The estimates for costs on these jets is over 30B Canadian dollars.
In my opinion, our military is a glorified search and rescue team at home and a police force++ abroad. Canada needs an armed forces that is good with dealing with national disasters and supporting human crisis. We should be investing in helicopters and ships. If the day comes that Russia or the USA decides to take our natural resources, 65 fighter jets aren't going to make any difference compared to their vast armies. So why not invest in technology that can be used to address the actual problems we face?