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Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending
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Our bases have been so well maintained over the last 30 years that a few years of reductions won't hurt anything....
MilEME09
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Oh yeah just un condemn those old H huts and we will be fine.....
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Well maintained. Prove that please!
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I’ve stopped GAF about my secondary duties months ago, it’s wonderful. Takes 5minutes and a few emails out of my day, then I move on. Need to be realistic with how much you can accomplish in one work day.
The only people who will remember you staying and going home late is your family.
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Or do a 'Cultybraggan' on them
Cultybraggan Hut 35, Comrie, UK
Complete with a garden, Cultybraggan Hut 35 is set in Comrie, 32 km from Doune Castle and 36 km from Stirling Castle.
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Al gone plus nothing beyond weeds would grow in all the sand.Or do a 'Cultybraggan' on them
Cultybraggan Hut 35, Comrie, UK
Complete with a garden, Cultybraggan Hut 35 is set in Comrie, 32 km from Doune Castle and 36 km from Stirling Castle.
Media should not be state funded, period.
(Sorry, I mean taxpayer funded - because it sounds so much better...)
We have all kinds of problems that we could fix in a fairly straightforward manner.
Giving the CBC $100M MORE of taxpayer dollars just so they can lie to me about pretty much everything & rarely let the same public that funds them to even comment on the stories they choose to follow...when they already have an annual budget of over a billion dollars?
"It's okay Freeland, save your strength...I'll go punch myself in the stomach today."
There are taxpayer funded media outlets around the world that are, in my mind, worth it. BBC, ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), DW in Germany, even the NPR in the US.
The problem with the CBC (TV) is that since we’re so close to the US, historically we were split between watching Canadian or (more often than not) American networks before the rise of cable and later the Internet. The Brits, Aussies, etc didn’t have easy access to US shows so it gave their homegrown media more space to flourish. Also, they don’t have ads.
The Aus Broadcasting Corporation still has, in my mind, a genius idea. They have a radio channel called Triple J (JJJ) which is a national no-commercials channel that is music-oriented towards folks 18-35. The frequencies are fairly close together so regardless of where you are in Australia, JJJ will be roughly around the same place. They also had huge concerts featuring Australian talent and really great shows where they brought in international stars…all taxpayer funded. This is what CBC Radio 3 should have been.
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Here is a good primer from HUB Dialogues on a potential reason why our Cultural Industry seems to suck so bad.
Canada’s CanCon regime must be reformed - The Hub
If nobody knows that our films and shows are Canadian, it is impossible to build a category brand around them, no matter how good they are.
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Some much needed heating and cooling upgrades coming to base Edmonton. Eco friendly or not, some of those older buildings like 222 needed a HVAC over haul 20 years ago
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Minister Blair and Minister Boissonnault announce $45.3 million investment to upgrade facilities at Edmonton military base - Canada.ca
Canadian Armed Forces members deserve modern facilities that are fit-for-purpose so that they can train and maintain their readiness. Across Canada, the Government of Canada is investing to upgrade military facilities by building cleaner, more modern infrastructure that will save taxpayers money...
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Base housing upgrades/expansion would be a no-brainer for the government I'd think. Would count toward our 2% GDP commitment. Spending would be 100% Canadian industry. Would aid in retention. Would relieve housing pressure on neighbouring communities. Wins for everybody.
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Easy to say we will spend this amount over 20 years when you know that there isn't anyway to be held to it. My fav part is "delays in projects that should be underway".It seems that the LPC are spending more on the CAF after all
Cost of Liberal government's defence plan has jumped by $50B, PBO says
Projected cost of new equipment over 20-year period has risen to nearly $215 billion, assessment shows
The cost of the Liberal government's nearly seven-year-old marquee defence plan has jumped by over $50 billion — mostly due to anticipated work on modernizing continental defence and delays in projects that should be underway — the federal budget watchdog said Wednesday.
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer released an update to its projections for the impact of Strong, Secure and Engaged, the 2017 defence policy document.
The new assessment shows the projected cost of purchasing new equipment under the plan over a 20-year period has increased to $214.8 billion, up from the PBO's previous assessment of $164 billion.
When the federal government initially laid out its plan, it did not include the projected cost of modernizing NORAD. In 2023, then-Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada would invest over $38 billion in improving aerospace and maritime defence alongside the United States.
Those figures are now folded into the PBO's estimate, along with $12 billion attributed to the rising cost of new equipment — brought on in part by delays in acquiring new fighter jets, frigates and drones.
No, they are accused of being a voice for the liberals. Even when they are not in power CBC still curves things in their favour as they know the conservatives are not CBC friendly.
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I think it's a lot of 3 card monty, with future spending and hand waving money under DND budgets.
Sure, capitol spending on future kit is great, but does absolutely nothing to sustain existing equipment. Buying stuff for Ukraine is also great, but similarly does nothing to keep our stuff going.
The delays in those capitol projects means the existing kit is past their end of life and costs to maintain it are exponential.
We asked for a budget increase on the in-service side to account for trying to fix old, broken unicorn kit. The same budget as this year would have had shortfalls for the in service butcher bill that has built up over a decade of neglect, so the cut is a knee capping with a bit of 'toxic positivity leadership' thrown in to salt the wound.
So glad to be getting posted away from the RCN for a few years, I am just exhausted by trying to do even more with even less for 15 years and seeing ships deploy to HR missions below fishing boat standards and not having basic combatant capabilties like working CBRN or DC. Lot of dice rolling by the Navy, and I don't accept that level of risk they are taking is responsible for a peace time navy, especially as it means they are totally unprepared to surge to anything real as we are already at capacity to do basic shit.
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While the government cuts defence:
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It’s interesting though that the increased support for defence spending noticeably faltered when those polled in one one poll were asked if defence should trump other priorities.
It remains highly probable that Canadians will still prioritize domestic policies outside of the constitutional federal governments responsibilities if given any chance to do so.
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That has been the overall sentiment for decades. It was like that in Afghanistan.
And yeah, if I wasn’t someone connected to Defence, I would prioritize domestic social programs, etc as well. It’s the same argument (from the other side) as the folks who say not to give any money to foreign aid.
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