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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Sure... we can fight human nature and delve deep into what is essentially "bullshit" by a fancy name. The Army CWO gave a BS answer to a serious question. Dressing it up in fancy debate terminology might make the RMC set swoon, but for the rest of us, it's just a transparent company line tossed...
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    Indirect Fires Modernization Project - C3/M777 Replacement

    Doesn't help that automation is also crazy expensive compared to a Pvt driver, who can do basic maintenence and defend the kit with his rifle.
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Classic "institutional leadership" right there... "What's in it for me" has, and always will be, a major component of why people join and then continue to stay in. Pretending it isn't that way is just obvious and laughable Kool-aid drinking.
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    Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the USAF

    That's a lot of words to say "I don't understand the differences between weapon systems and their effects." What you posted is essentially the same as comparing .22LR to .50BMG. At the surface level, .22LR is the ultimate military round because you can buy hundreds for the cost of a .50BMG...
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    I suspect the big American defence contractors are making it a big deal in Washington. Canada is poised to spend billions on new kit, and by joining the EU programme, Canada is essentially saying we have little interest in spending those billions in America. We are already committed to the SPY...
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    Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the USAF

    That's an awfully broad brush you're painting with. Most military unmanned systems are not intended to be used that way.
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    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    I understand that the problem is complex, my point is simply that even $1.3m is completely outside the realm of possibility for most young people looking to get into the market. Prices have gone crazy compared to wages, and things are now essentially just current landowners buying other...
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    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    They will want people to buy their home to fund their retirement though... If prices don't come down, there won't be anyone who can buy.
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    Foreign Workers: Political/Labour effects (split from 2024 UK rioting thread)

    Minimum wage is the legal minimum an employer can pay, not necessarily the minimum wage an employee will accept. Importing labour from developing countries means they are more likely to accept the minimum, not know their rights, as well as be older and more responsible. All of that artificially...
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    Foreign Workers: Political/Labour effects (split from 2024 UK rioting thread)

    Youth unemployment isn't about mowing lawns for cash under the table, and clerks can still work in grocery stores. If you look closely some aisles are marked for alcohol sales, and some aren't. The government importing lots of cheap labor from developing countries has more impact than Dougie...
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    CAF Security Forces [Split from RCN Anti Drone Weapon]

    Combined with the promise of lots of VAC supports, and an indexed, unreduced pension...
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    CAF Security Forces [Split from RCN Anti Drone Weapon]

    The CAF exists to defend Canada, but that doesn't mean everywhere, all at once, on the slight chance something bad might happen. We need to make our bases and critical CAF infrastructure secure, so we can launch from those places to defend the rest of Canada.
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    CAF Security Forces [Split from RCN Anti Drone Weapon]

    That's a bridge we'll have to cross when we get there. Trying to solve all possible problems, before we solve the very real CAF problems first will lead to not making progress on anything, or as Frederick The Great said "He who defends everything defends nothing"
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    You nailed it. They failed to manage messaging, created an expectation, and are now trying to walk it back and save face. With the end result being that members are now going to be disappointed with whatever comes out, unless it is actually better than a 20% raise. Even after the minister made...
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    My point wasn't to stifle discussion, just to add some weight to the reality on the ground. The environment has become more difficult, and less predictable. Which means we need to be more cautious about shipping in the arctic.
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