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

[CBH99]

I didn't think we hit 2% yet.

After some quick reading, I think you're right.

(I thought I had read recently that the DND budget was increased by $8.1B to meet that 2% goal, and read elsewhere it was closer to an extra $9B...but now that I google it, I think I got my wires crossed somewhere)

 

[dapaterson]

GoC intent as I understand it is for the 25/26 whole of government defence expenditures (cash, not accrual) to be 2% of GDP.

 

[daftandbarmy]

And?

How well is that welfare thing working out for us?

20% success is better than 0%.

...

In the "real world" how many people go through two or three jobs before they find a fit and settle down.

Looks like 50/50...

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[MilEME09]

After some quick reading, I think you're right.

(I thought I had read recently that the DND budget was increased by $8.1B to meet that 2% goal, and read elsewhere it was closer to an extra $9B...but now that I google it, I think I got my wires crossed somewhere)

Bill C6 and C7 added a fair bit to the DND budget, but it will take a lot more then money at the problem to fix things. Talking with some very Senior RCEME types, we could hit 2% just buying spare parts to get our VOR rate as close to 0 as possible.

 

[dapaterson]

Bill C6 and C7 added a fair bit to the DND budget, but it will take a lot more then money at the problem to fix things. Talking with some very Senior RCEME types, we could hit 2% just buying spare parts to get our VOR rate as close to 0 as possible.

Not all needed spares are readily available on the market.

There's a need for a national defence industrial strategy that also looks at reliable partner nations.

 

[MilEME09]

Not all needed spares are readily available on the market.

There's a need for a national defence industrial strategy that also looks at reliable partner nations.

Not just partners, stock piling, we need warehouses of technical stores again

 

[FJAG]

Not all needed spares are readily available on the market.

There's a need for a national defence industrial strategy that also looks at reliable partner nations.

Not just partners, stock piling, we need warehouses of technical stores again

And our own manufacturing base.