And then what?EU Parliament passed the final vote, it's official now.
Canada joining SAFE defence borrowing pact will help firms compete: Anand
The European Parliament has formally welcomed Canada into the SAFE defence borrowing agreement, something Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says is an important step for the country.www.ctvnews.ca
What a difference the choice of noun and lack of an adjective can make
This is significant. Canada is the only country outside of the EU (including the UK) that was invited to join SAFE.
Thanks for that more in depth explanation. Let's hope that we are able to execute on it going forward.This is significant. Canada is the only country outside of the EU (including the UK) that was invited to join SAFE.
Prime Minister Carney secures Canada’s participation in the European Union’s SAFE initiative
As EU countries strengthen their defence capabilities through SAFE, Canadian participation will give our defence industry expanded access to the European market, attract new reliable suppliers for the Canadian Armed Forces, and catalyse massive private investment in Canada – creating...www.pm.gc.ca
This gains Canadian defence manufacturers easier access to European markets. The sad truth is that both investors and the CAF prefer dealing with companies that already have products on the market. This market access tool will build the Defence Industrial Base that the CAF needs for resilience, readiness, and rapid procure / deploy.
Not every move is designed for a quick win...especially if you have severely atrophied the industrial infrastructure over the last 50 years.
now how quickly can we spin up munitions manufacturing. Everyone seems to be jumping on the drone bandwagon so munitions systems would seem to be the way to go.This is significant. Canada is the only country outside of the EU (including the UK) that was invited to join SAFE.
Prime Minister Carney secures Canada’s participation in the European Union’s SAFE initiative
As EU countries strengthen their defence capabilities through SAFE, Canadian participation will give our defence industry expanded access to the European market, attract new reliable suppliers for the Canadian Armed Forces, and catalyse massive private investment in Canada – creating...
This gains Canadian defence manufacturers easier access to European markets. The sad truth is that both investors and the CAF prefer dealing with companies that already have products on the market. This market access tool will build the Defence Industrial Base that the CAF needs for resilience, readiness, and rapid procure / deploy.
Not every move is designed for a quick win...especially if you have severely atrophied the industrial infrastructure over the last 50 years.
I believe the new announced facilities are supposed to be online in 2029
Aside from that kind of thing, there are lots of Canadian products that other nations might use for their own platforms; the RCN has some unique comms and platform control systems that are already exported (the new QE carrier IPMS is essentially the CPF one with a facelift), and lots of things like chip detect technology for the POL systems and other unsexy but critical things that can easily be used.
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I mean, sure? But the two liner presents it as if there was some expression of sympathy for first time offenders, when it wasn’t at all that. The reporter was noting that most arrests were first time offenders to highlight that enforcement is mostly getting the street level criminals - the ‘shooters’ as it were - but largely failing to get the higher-ups in these organized crime groups. It’s a valid point raised. Poilievre didn’t address that aspect.
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He said he didn't care of someone was a first time offender and if extortionists were faced with a minimum 10 year sentence [opposed to catch and release] he thinks first time offenders wouldn't be willing to commit extortion in the first place. That's one way to address it. The clip cut off after that so we don't see what, if anything, he said afterward.
Hopefully they have a better plan than going back to the failed ‘mandatory minimum’ well to draw water.
With the right amount of polish the act of looking like you're doing something can be even more rewarding that actually doing something.
glad you added that last line. The cliche if you can't do the time don't do the crime is very true. The threat of a long sentence has probably deterred very few. If it had there wouldn't be many criminals in the states with 3 strikes on them knowing it means a long time in prison. What it does do is protect me. He can't come after me if he is locked up. End of argument for me.
Maybe he'll figure out a way to challenge that and we'll see it brought back.
How much of that last year (total government spending), and what exactly did it pay for?
So we pay the fees and our guarantees that Canadian companies will actually get any action is...what, exactly?
Well to get SAFE loans, it has to be spent on SAFE countries. So it allows rochel, Magellan etc to bid on major European contracts.
Optimism and cynicism are perpetually at war within me.
