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Does Carneys promise of reaching it by 2030 tell you defense is a priority for him?It was pretty dull, though Pierre saying he would reach 2% GDP sometime in the 2030s to me says defense isn't a priority for him.
Does Carneys promise of reaching it by 2030 tell you defense is a priority for him?It was pretty dull, though Pierre saying he would reach 2% GDP sometime in the 2030s to me says defense isn't a priority for him.
To be fair, our economy is in such bad shape, we probably can't afford to spend 2% of GDP until a few years of good economic stewardship is practiced...It was pretty dull, though Pierre saying he would reach 2% GDP sometime in the 2030s to me says defense isn't a priority for him.
More a priority then the conservatives, because the goal would be by the end of their mandateDoes Carneys promise of reaching it by 2030 tell you defense is a priority for him?
If Poilievre would have promised to meet it by 2029 would that have been proof he cares more about defense than Carney?More a priority then the conservatives, because the goal would be by the end of their mandate
Nope but it shows he would atleast see it as a priority. Part two if their arctic strategy was released today, and it's a rehash of mostly old promises and also of a few things the liberals already promised.If Poilievre would have promised to meet it by 2029 would that have been proof he cares more about defense than Carney?
Is it possible defense is a priority but he's showing integrity by not making promises he knows he can't keep? Like Bill Blairs 2% by 2027?Nope but it shows he would atleast see it as a priority. Part two if their arctic strategy was released today, and it's a rehash of mostly old promises and also of a few things the liberals already promised.
I have no faith in either party when it comes to defense spending. Once they look at the books defence will be shoved to the side.
BTW Does anyone really know what the deficit is?
Not a matter of priority. It's a matter of being pragmatic and honest.It was pretty dull, though Pierre saying he would reach 2% GDP sometime in the 2030s to me says defense isn't a priority for him.
From what I heard, Rebel News actually didn't do anything to provoke or egg on the situation.And what stole the show was the scrum after being cancelled because a CBC and rebel media rep got into a fight
Lotta words for “more than we can give right now” - no matter which party says it about either defence or VACNot a matter of priority. It's a matter of being pragmatic and honest.
Pragmatic because nobody really knows how bad our overdrawn account really is. We can't trust this current government to give us a real number. Poliviere needs to see how bad our debt really is before promising a figure we don't have. Our military is in total shambles. Until we know what's wrong and how to fix it, we can't put a figure to it. He has two unknowns to deal with in order to make a promise of 2%. To give an estimate without those two factors being known is disingenuous and pandering.
And rather than lie, for votes, for favouratism or any other reason, Poliviere was being honest. He picked a realistic goal date. After we know how many billions, or trillions have been 'misplaced', intentional or not, by the liberals, he can append his date. That's even better.
That's just being realistic and honest to the people. Not an indicator of priority.
Isn't that just etched into stone in the LPC modus operandi?or state they will deficit finance the whole deal.
This current edition of this party it’s pretty much the MOIsn't that just etched into stone in the LPC modus operandi?
What's $15B here, or $20B there??Isn't that just etched into stone in the LPC modus operandi?
If the LPC were serious about defence they would explain how they are going to get to 2% and sustain it.
"My goal is to do it as quickly as possible and I'm increasingly confident we'll be able to," Blair said in response to questions from CBC News.
theres lots of defence spending that would help the economy. Infrastructure, housing. The Trudeau govt has blown through more money than the defence budget on who knows what. Were still talking about 2% when everyone has moved on to 3%To be fair, our economy is in such bad shape, we probably can't afford to spend 2% of GDP until a few years of good economic stewardship is practiced...
I didn't hear anything in the debate that would lead me to believe either party will prioritize defence...
A haiku
I watched the debate.
All in all it was quite dull;
Needle won’t move much.