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

[daftandbarmy]

Trotting out the old time favourites ...

Billions more for defence, but Canada's military still faces an old budget squeeze​

Operational spending review comes as expenses grow for salaries, equipment​

The Canadian military is on the verge of another round of internal belt-tightening, despite an enormous influx of cash from the federal government, CBC News has learned.

It appears to be a combination of past and current budget initiatives colliding with the expectations and demands associated with the gush of defence spending.

The Department of National Defence has been told to focus its billions of extra dollars on priority areas, including the purchase of much-needed new combat equipment.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-spending-budget-cuts-carney-9.7375802

 

[PrairieFella]

Trotting out the old time favourites ...

Billions more for defence, but Canada's military still faces an old budget squeeze​

Operational spending review comes as expenses grow for salaries, equipment​

The Canadian military is on the verge of another round of internal belt-tightening, despite an enormous influx of cash from the federal government, CBC News has learned.

It appears to be a combination of past and current budget initiatives colliding with the expectations and demands associated with the gush of defence spending.

The Department of National Defence has been told to focus its billions of extra dollars on priority areas, including the purchase of much-needed new combat equipment.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-spending-budget-cuts-carney-9.7375802

That explains the major savings that reserve COs have been told to find. Seems like an oversight on the part of ADM(Fin).

 

[daftandbarmy]

That explains the major savings that reserve COs have been told to find. Seems like an oversight on the part of ADM(Fin).

The good old 'Immediately cut training to one weekend per month then get yelled at to spend a truck load of cash in March' ploy

 

[Brad Sallows]

"Major savings", is it.

What fraction of a Res F unit budget (the part under the control of a CO) is not Class A pay?

 

[Halifax Tar]

Some things never go out of fashion it seems.

 

[PrairieFella]

"Major savings", is it.

What fraction of a Res F unit budget (the part under the control of a CO) is not Class A pay?

Hey man, thats just what Ive heard. Exs and especially TDs are apparentlyon the chopping block. If that actually happens is a different story.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Hey man, thats just what Ive heard. Exs and especially TDs are apparentlyon the chopping block. If that actually happens is a different story.

There are definitely... "adjustments" happening to what people thought was able to be spent.

 

[PrairieFella]

There are definitely... "adjustments" happening to what people though was able to be spent.

Thanks Navy for your expensive-ass German seaman tubes.