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I'm hoping that some of this $9 billion goes to a JSS 3 and 4 (maybe not this year). HMCS Provider, HMCS Provisioner to live again!

It wasn't in good repair. Its been fixed now. They are working on repairing the port after years of neglect as well. This year has a bunch of nickle and potash being shipped out of Churchill.

Not related to the conversation we are having. Overall Canadian economic performance isn't the topic here. You're trying to change the channel. We're talking about very specific issues, Trudeau and Trump actions that may or may not have positive reactions. Your type gets so lost in their own...

Oh I get it. Big time. The costs this is going to inflict on the gov't finances is going to be rough. Especially going into a recession.

Extremly comparable in the result. I get smug satisfaction from you admitting that without Trudeau Transmountain wouldn't be the amazing strategically important pipeline that it is. Just like you want the smug satisfaction of me complementing Trump. This is just about you trying to get an I...

They don't do assembly lines of 1. There is a full review of rotary wing happening for the airforce right now, so we'll see what the looks like.

The best time to plant a tree is 30 years ago. The next best time to plant a tree is today. We gotta move forward with where we want to go instead of constantly looking back on the "wasted" years. We can't control that. We can only try to fix things for the soldiers, sailors, and airfolks...

Globe and Mail breaks down some numbers. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-carney-defence-spending/ So basically they are counting all NATO defence spending even in other depts (RCMP - 6 billion, CCG -2.5 billion, veterans affairs - 6 billionetc... however they make that...

On the west coast the yard is different that does DWP's. On the east cost its the same yard but a completely different part of the yard for new build.

No, no! Lol. The crew is fine. The costs were unanticipated (more stuff broken then originally thought)... the DWP was planned. Lol. Also a joke about costs (sort of... they used the whole budget).

Nah, that extra 0.4% was just from HMCS Calgary's unanticipated docking work period costs.

Problem is finding the hard numbers. What's 2% of GDP as an actual number? I think its around $58 billion? If we are on track for $37 billion already, then an extra 11.5 billion (from CCG and new spending) wil put us at $48 billion. Which means we're still $10 billion short. But hell, I'm...

Well given the current expenditures are projected to be $33 billion (as per two weeks ago from the parliamentary budget officer report) that would put us at $42 billion. ~$44.5 billion if you include CCG. Not sure what RCMP addition is to that. And of course any "dual use infrastruture"...

Its nice to see CBC spelles "armoured" correctly. Unlike stupid Globe and Mail.... Nope he is not. He thinks we're a bunch of old timers who are more interested in arguing about Army Reorg, cap badges and uniforms than a place for actual interesting discourse. Or as I like to say "square...

No it won't. It will carry LRASM or NSM (hopefully). So it will be a better weapon.

When you do a "Thank you Trudeau" for Transmountain.

There are a lot of easy wins. Properly fund the parts and ammo budgets for the various fleets and units is a starter. TD budget fixed. PP&S budget fixed. Just find a hole and fill it with cash (in the case of infrastructure that might actually be a litteral hole), give the people who work there...

Working under DND doesn't mean working for the military. It means working for the department. It think this is a bit of a NATO calculation magic show. I don't expect the Coast Guard to change, they will just report to a different minister.

People are mixing up the 15 billion to the budget rumour with the pay rumour. There will be a pay increase. The budget will increase by 9-15 billion. 5% increase in the defence budget per year until 2030 (not pay specifically). Also I won't be upset at a pay increase. I just don't agree...