Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

[dapaterson]

The CAF should be a source of skilled personnel. Move away from "retain everyone" to "join the CAF for 5-10 years, get skills , then join the civilian workforce".

 

[Jarnhamar]

Counter point.

If every revenue surprise just gets recycled into new spending the deficit stays structurally high.

 

[Halifax Tar]

The CAF should be a source of skilled personnel. Move away from "retain everyone" to "join the CAF for 5-10 years, get skills , then join the civilian workforce".

I support this.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Counter point.

If every revenue surprise just gets recycled into new spending the deficit stays structurally high.

Some point in time: "Deficit is project to be X".

Later point in time: "Deficit is projected to be Y, where Y > X. What can we do?"

Still later: "Deficit is projected to be < Y. What can we spend it on?"

 

[MilEME09]

The CAF should be a source of skilled personnel. Move away from "retain everyone" to "join the CAF for 5-10 years, get skills , then join the civilian workforce".

This is what I tell people at recruiting events. Wanna stay in till retirement? Pick what ever you want. Want to stay in 5 to 10 max? Pick a trade you get civilian transferable skills

 

[Furniture]

and thus in lies the problem, it not about actually being something wrong with the situation, a lot of the attacks on the government right now are all about using the average canadians ignorance of the system to push half truths to stoke anger at the liberals. It may not be a bribe but enough buzz words and they can convince canadians about the illusion of bribe could be there, is enough to stoke anger with public opinion even if it isn't true.

I'm with @Halifax Tar on this one. If the bar for discussing behaviour is criminality, let's just shut down this part of the forum. Attempts to limit discourse with legalizing everything is just gatekeeping dressed up in pedantry.

There is a difference between saying "that's bribery", and saying "the RCMP must investigate the LPC for criminal bribery". Pretending otherwise is disingenuous.

People can be bribed without crossing a legal line. People can be treasonous without meeting all of the requirements of the specific act of parliament. Outside of a courtroom, bribery is commonly understood to be the use money or gifts to encourage someone to take your side or take a specific action.