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

[Furniture]

I would just like to see some contracts issued to companies that already exist and that actually make things.

Rifles, trucks, boots, armoured vehicles, rockets, ATVs, drones, radios.....

100% agree.

We should be supporting Canadian manufacturers, and providing R&D funding/opportunity to improve their products for the international market. That's how every other country has built a defence industry.

 

[YZT580]

100% agree.

We should be buying not talking

 

[Czech_pivo]

I would just like to see some contracts issued to companies that already exist and that actually make things.

Rifles, trucks, boots, armoured vehicles, rockets, ATVs, drones, radios.....

Expanding our artillery shell production would be a good thing.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

100% agree.

We should be supporting Canadian manufacturers, and providing R&D funding/opportunity to improve their products for the international market. That's how every other country has built a defence industry.

and using equipment built here whenever possible and push them to get better if required. I like to see the CAF to put in an order for two Edison hybrid trucks for evaluation.

 

[GK .Dundas]

and using equipment built here whenever possible and push them to get better if required. I like to see the CAF to put in an order for two Edison hybrid trucks for evaluation.

Absolutely this a technology that has a real future of the Government can get out of the way.
Funny part is the Government would like to get out of the way but they're tied up in their own rules and red tape.

 

[brihard]

"an employee may take reservist leave ..."

That says "may" and you write "must"... is there another resource?

This is the type of information the government should be pushing out on social media, broadcasting and to employers and the general public right now. Again, just for entertainment (until it's not ... )

It's a good exercise anyway that should wake a few people up.

Consolidated list of employment standards legislation across the country with reservist leave provisions can be found here: Legislated military leave for reservists - Canada.ca

At a glance Inbelueve every province and territory plus federal CLC are included.