There will be some frictions at the NATO meetings, but the president can reflect on the fact that when he assumed office, only three NATO countries of 27 apart from the United States were meeting the agreed target of devoting 2 % of GDP to defense: the United Kingdom, Poland, and mighty Estonia. Today that number is eight, and commitments are in place to take it up to 18 out of 30 within four years, a total increase in alliance defense spending of $400 billion.
Meanwhile, Shiny Marquis de Two Face is grounded.
Excellent summation by Conrad of NATO and its power. I would be very leery of allowing any muslim country, as Turkey has shown, to be part of it.
NATO needs to be dissolved as does the UN.
Amen
Just about every week, John Batchelor has a discussion with Dr. Stephen F. Cohen about what they call the new Cold War.
Cohen had some interesting comments this time about NATO and the alleged threat posed by Russia. He suggested that the origins of that situation could be traced back to when NATO began expanding during the 1990s. The American President at the time was….. Bill Clinton.
Poor Canadians. So easily fooled, lied to and taxed.
It may be time for an international coalition to provide a guardianship for Canadians.
They just aren’t making it on their own.
Remember the good old days when there used to be a Media that actually cared about how politicians spent tax dollars?
Now , the Media agrees with the politicians that every dollar spent is an investment, and btw, tax dollars aren’t real money anyway.
Well, except when they are used for orange juice or other Conservative Government removal actions.
“So, the RCAF has commandeered another CC-150 Polaris — which was in Italy with Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, who has been on a European tour of her own — to take Trudeau, his entourage and accompanying media back to Ottawa.
Another plane will have to be found to bring Payette home in time to read Thursday’s speech from the throne to open the new session of Parliament.”
“Another plane will have to be found to bring Payette home in time to read Thursday’s speech from the throne”
Or have the skank ride on the same plane as Trudeau. Or book on Expedia like real people. It’s not as if anyone would even notice or care if she missed a meeting or two. Also, it’s bad security to have them both out of the country at the same time.
Or, she could fly economy on an airline. Unless, of course, she has an entourage of 20 or more as well. Let them do a Greta.
In 1988, when I worked in the military research establishment, the cost of a C150 per hour was $4500 including fuel and the flight crew. Let the GG fly commercial – it would be cheaper, and she might actually get to rub elbows with the hoi polloi that she claims to serve. Ditto for the PM and his cronies. It would be cheaper to have him buy out first class than to use military craft. Our PM and GG are real jerks.
That was in ’88…I would say the cost today would be well over 2.5-3 times if not more than that per hour.
So Lets also not forget “We are entitled to our entitlements”. The perennial & MAIN theme that lubricates the Liberals, the CPC, the NDP & the GReens….
And that my friends is something that will NEVER EVER Change.
#WEXIT
Germany is a big problem in NATO. We beat them so badly, they now squat when they pee. Toward the last years of post war conscription half of the sissy square heads opted for alternate service. They stayed home and crocheted with the women. Instead of having a massive army, Germany could fulfill it’s obligations by buying hundreds of F-35s or thousands of tanks and fill in the space between them with reservists. NATO would be suitably strengthened. NATO has saved Europe from itself for 70 years.
The entire universe conspires with PDT to instruct Blackie McTwoFaced on the importance of funding in maintaining military capabilities (whether killing the enemy or shuttling Canadian diplomats). This ends up being described as “bad Luck”. Are you
sure it wasn’t Stephen Harper’s fault ?
Let Trudeau sail back a la his icon, Greta. Given the time for the crossing and assuming no one tries to communicate with him, that will save him and Canada from further embarrassment for at least a couple of weeks.
Guess whose “transportation” also broke down?
Fidel Castro, the person that Justin Trudeau’s parents worshipped.
Remember that his hearse broke down and several men had to push it.
This is what happens to all collectives.
Anyone else catch the part that the reason the plane is grounded is because the Air Force found “an issue” with the engines.
So to put this in a perspective that emphasizes a point that one, the whole kerfuffle at the NATO meet up is that member states are not funding their military adequately, that the disruption between Trump and the sock monkey was that Canada’s military is under funded but that the sock monkey claims otherwise, juxtaposition that to having the military grounding sock monkeys transportation.
Could it be that the flight crew, having experienced the Trudeau treatment for to long decided to pick fly$hit out of pepper when doing the pre-flight inspection. …. just to be safe.
Why is Canada even in NATO? Is anyone still delusional enough to think that the EU will come to Canada’s defense if attacked other than the USA? If so you are a special kid of STOOPID. Point 2 why would w pipsqeak country like Canada even entertain defending and paying for the defense of the EU which has the 2nd largest/3rd largest economy in the world. Again only a special kind of STOOPID. Point 3 If Russia every did invade the EU which is the whole rationale for NATO. They should get a medal and all the assistance we can render.
Perhaps President Trump should invite the following countries to the next G7 meeting. To be held in the US:
– United States
– China
– Japan
– Germany
– India
– United Kingdom
– France
– Italy
– Brazil
– Russia
So it becomes the group of 10.
Trudeau is proving once again he is not mature enough to govern no matter who is writing his lines.
I can’t believe I’m suggesting you read something from the Star:
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2019/12/04/in-dishing-about-trump-justin-trudeau-channels-his-inner-mean-girl.html
One of the mean girls.
It’s almost as if a depleted military is sending a message?
When gaffers collide.
“The world is laughing at President Trump,” says the ad from former vice-president Joe Biden’s campaign for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. “They see him for what he really is: dangerously incompetent and incapable of world leadership.”
The video, captured during a reception at Buckingham Palace, shows Trudeau chatting with the president of France and the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands about Trump’s long impromptu press conferences. Shot by the host broadcaster at this week’s summit of NATO leaders, the video shows Trudeau most clearly, at a distance but fully facing the camera.”
“I watched his team’s jaws drop the floor,” Trudeau says in the recording, eyes wide in imitation. He later said he was talking about Trump’s unexpected announcement that the United States will host the next G7 leaders’ summit at Camp David, an idea Trump had previously raised but not finalized.” Of course, that makes perfect sense, a confirmation of a G7 summit site, jaws would drop.
He sounds more like a smitten girlfriend than a world leader. Trump, whom they consider childish, is the only adult in the room.
I wonder, does Trudeau have hairy legs too? Biden and he should get together. Two progressive peas on a pod.
I used to think Canadian politics wasn’t quite as screwed up as American, but my doubts on that grow daily with PM’s antics.
https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2019/12/05/bidens-campaign-for-u-s-president-uses-trudeau-in-anti-trump-ad/#.XelHDOhKjIV
The ‘Shiny Marquis de Two Face’…Priceless and fitting and I hope it sticks!
My thoughts … perhaps the Brits have another mothballed sub or two they could sell la dauphine at par Cdn fund$ … A real bargain and our pm could come home in that.
Why two subs one might ask? … Justin case one burns up on the trip home.
Please, for the sake of national security and the welfare of our military operators, don’t say that with your out loud voice.
We don’t want to give them any more ideas, like helping the military with further cuts and deprivation.
They’re already withheld about $7b in approved spending for the military, one of many moves to keep the deficit under $40b.
AC: It sort of makes sense Trudeau is Two Face…ONE Black…One White…he is TWO FACE!
Actually it’s three faced; white, black and brown.
Why are there any jets in canada at all? We only have 12 years before earth melts like a crayon in a fire!
I saw that clip of Trudeau dishing with the other girls about Trump and that was my first thought….a bunch of low intelligence teen skanks whining about being put in their place by a superior intellect. Trudeau makes Kim Campbell look competent and sane.
Trump rules, groper drools.
Per the PM’s airplane woes; those AirBus units are 32 years old, and we’re supposed to believe they’re worn out. Hmmm…The USAF is still flying KC-135 tankers built in the 1960’s (and B-52’s, along with B-1’s from the 1980’s), that have tens of thousands more take-offs and landings, and many have hundreds of thousands more flight hours. The newest KC-10 is 32 years old, again with thousands more flight cycles and tens of thousands more flight hours. Are we to believe that the AirBus airframes are less robust, or does the Canadian government simply not maintain them properly?
Bill Greenwood: NO MONEY for the military at this time! Numb Nuts at this time is to busy spending on all his friends and favourite things to do!!
Please please please can we convince JT to sail across the North Atlantic in winter in a small boat?
I vote canoe.
grok: We can only wish!!
The creepy little rat clawed bastard of castro should have seen sent in Da Sea King dat Da Slack Jawed Drewling Idiot Chretien liked.
I do appreciate Macleans making the following report available to English Culture Canadians; but let’s face it Macleans does publish an English Magazine regardless of Their Editorial Board’s preference is only for a Political Party with Prime Ministers born in the Nation of Quebecois. The report is; _____Manufacturing – Arlene Kish ____ and there are graphs avaiable in the publication which did not follow my “grab” either through my personal inability to make it happen or some such —- Al Gore Rhythym.
You will note the Nation of Quebec is Toiling __ while the English Culture Province(s) of the Confederated Nation are languishing. Gee Whillikers; You deplorable English lazy, languishing, whinging about how the revered Quebecois P.M. has not been fair and only advances big buy Contracts which make Big Political Donations to the Liberal Party of canada. Get with it if Y’all want Jobs. Make big political donations to the Liberal Party Brokerage schemes with decades of experience.
_____Manufacturing – Arlene Kish ____
Canada’s manufacturing industry is languishing. Only a few provinces are making any kind of notable advances. Quebec’s manufacturing industry is toiling successfully, keeping total manufacturing afloat. Challenges abound in many provinces, that have resulted in manufacturing shutdowns or layoffs, resulting in lower manufacturing capacity. Recently, manufacturing new orders have failed to get any traction, putting downside risks to manufacturing activity heading into 2020. As such, there is more downward pressure on Canada’s industrial production outlook which is already facing significant headwinds from soft commodity prices, lower oil and gas extraction output and cutbacks in mining activity. After stalling in 2019, industrial production is expected to advance around one per cent in 2020, which is far below the 2017 and 2018 gains. Regional real GDP growth expectations have been downgraded for 2020 as Canada’s economy grows at a muted and decelerating rate of 1.3 per cent. Don’t expect much support to come from the goods-producing industries.
Michael McCallion Sr., RECESSION here we come!! But that won’t deter PM Sock Puppet from raising the TAX’S on everything he thinks should be taxed for the sake of CLIMATE!!
I’m guessing the PM was not going to try to thumb a ride on Air Force One with the POTUS back across the atlantic. No! Not too likely, I guess.
That would have been funny as Hell. I wonder how that converstion would have gone…