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That's no reason to buy their equipment when there are other suppliers not actively trying to threaten our economy and our sovereignty.
Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC
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That's no reason to buy their equipment when there are other suppliers not actively trying to threaten our economy and our sovereignty.
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In 1955, we were moving soldiers and their families to a country with whom we had conducted 2x total wars with over the previous half century. Our bombers took part in raids that turned their cities to charred ash, but that was alright due to the depths of their crimes against humanity. Within a generation, we were buying their tanks.
Don't let TDS get in they way of a realistic appraisal of the severity of what is going on.
Don't let TDS get in they way of a realistic appraisal of the severity of what is going on.
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I think we were probably over it by WW2 but alliances arent built on morality or ethics and the end of history isnt here yet and America isnt a shining beacon on the hill. Whats worse is they dont want to even try right now. Its not going to kill us to buy a few non American weapons systems where equivalent alternatives exist.
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I don’t think we will need to defeat the US militarily, but otherwise yes. The healing between our countries would definitely be accelerated by substantial systemic governance reform and a repentant population in the US. Trump is just a symptom of a broken US system that allowed him to happen twice.
Throwing around “TDS” is really just name calling.
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The Germany example showed how fast political wounds heal. I'm sure ours from nasty language and tariffs will as well.
The US is more than the venal and capricious man sitting leading its current administration just as Canada is more than the dancing, unethical fool who ran our country for a decade.
We need to act smart and protect ourselves as the current administration is not friendly, but the current administration will be gone soon enough, and likely tied up in partisan infighting by next year. But the US will be here after that, and we will still share a border, share security interests, and share economic ties. Acting like it will be a longlasting existential threat is irrational.
The US is more than the venal and capricious man sitting leading its current administration just as Canada is more than the dancing, unethical fool who ran our country for a decade.
We need to act smart and protect ourselves as the current administration is not friendly, but the current administration will be gone soon enough, and likely tied up in partisan infighting by next year. But the US will be here after that, and we will still share a border, share security interests, and share economic ties. Acting like it will be a longlasting existential threat is irrational.
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God, I hate quoting PET on anything but:
Regardless, we will always be the lesser neighbour on this continent. There is, however, no need to become paranoid about it.
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Why not a Unimog made under license by General Dynamics, like the LVM program?
It's already approved. I don't think it's at risk. I have to check. But I don't think launchers themselves are listed in the DIS as key sovereign tech which have to be substantially Canadian sourced.
What could well matter more than the launchers is ammunition sourcing.
The DIS doesn't say we won't buy American. It says we will maximize benefit to our industry. Any American OEM that puts a plant in Canada will get business.
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Trump, like all things, will pass.
Bide our time....
Bide our time....
This is not reversing. The Americans are freaking out right now about Europe doing the same as Canada with "Buy European" clauses in their rearmament programs.
The Americans seemed to have thought they could bully allies and still get large defence contracts. Europe and Canada are now doing what South Korea and Japan have done.
