Blacklocks- Blair Figures Inflated: Report
Defence Minister Bill Blair inflated numbers on military spending, says a Budget Office report.
“The Budget Office forecasts Canada’s military expenditure will rise from 1.29 percent of GDP in 2025 to a peak of 1.49 percent of GDP in 2026 before falling and stabilizing at 1.42 percent by 2030.
The defence department in an April 8 budget note Addendum: National Defence Spending predicted military expenditures would grow to 1.76 percent of GDP by 2030. NATO mandates a two percent target.
Billy Liar can pound salt all day.
He is to veracity what Juthtin is to manliness and Doug Ford is to fitness.
Canada is defended by the US of A.
Any Canadian who thinks otherwise is either deluded or retarded.
Gee, a Liberal cabinet minister lied? About the military? Stop the presses!
The Blackface Prince is probably already counting the quarter million dollars he charges us for inflight wine, food and weed edibles he uses on flights anywhere against the NATO spending demands.
Just like the phony “firewood business” he used to write off the family mansion/cottage.
All of his flights and catering that go with it are billed to the military. Probably the same with the Governor General.
None of that spending serves any military purpose.
Tier 2 Canada promised 2%.
Not 1.29%
Not 1.49%
Not 1.42%
Not 1.76% in 2030
Every year is a fail for tier 2 Canada.
Well at least they’re consistent.
All countries making deals with Canada should know that Canada cheats on their deals the same as the Chinese spit in the streets of Shanghai.
Remember, if their lips are moveing.
Those figures include the free tampons for men don’t forget. A truly powerful deterrent.
Can anyone tell me the state of our Navy frigate fleet that we were / are building on the coasts? I’ve heard nothing for a couple of years.
Good question. They’ve ordered three of these.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River-class_destroyer_(2030s)
https://www.defensenews.com/global/the-americas/2024/06/28/construction-begins-on-new-fleet-of-warships-for-royal-canadian-navy/
First ship will be in service by 2035, the rest to be delivered by 2050, Irving Shipyards.
Bet big money that the cost overruns will be huge.
As a formal ally of the USA and a true ally of China, Canada has little need of new warships. We don’t have the personnel to “person” them and wouldn’t fire a shot if we did see an incursion into our arctic waters.
Yah but… but as a US fisherman, just try fishing Lake Erie and accidently drifting into Canadian waters. Shots across the bow, armed boarding parties, walk the plank, boat confiscation.
Do those used submarines still float?
We’ll find out if one of them ever comes back up to the surface, foobert.
They haven’t started, and it’ll take 10+ years to build and commission a single ship.
In the same amount of time, the US will build 3 Ford class carriers, 13 Arleigh Burke Block 3 Destroyers and a number of other ships.
Of course he lied. They had to fake up something for the inevitable question and criticism from the rest of the NATO members.
Nothing gets spent on the Canadian military unless the Laurentian Elites somehow benefit.
Truly sad.
Is the Irving family one of the Laurentian Elite?
Yes, the Irving family controls New Brunswick.
Actually.
What if he ain’t lying?
Might be accidental honest,whereby Bill is confessing to how much the Liberals are stealing.
Maybe they are putting aside a genuine 2% of GDP and then syphoning off 0.5% as usual.
JT is following in his father’s footsteps on this issue. Unlike his father, he’s not publicly hostile to NATO and the United States. Nonetheless the results are the same. It will take years to rebuild stocks of equipment and ammunition.
One way to save money would be to end Canadian content rules for weapons and equipment procurement. These mandates limit us to a paltry handful of expensive suppliers.
“Unlike his father, he’s not publicly hostile to NATO and the United States.”
You’re half wrong on that. And it’s the most important half. turdo la doo detests the US as much as turdo la first.
Canadians love it when woke supra-national orgs dictate internal policy to them.
Who is going to take up the quarrel with the foe?
And who would give the order?
Canadians and the politicians they elect have no stomach for a fight. Surrender is the only option. Why bother with this military spending thing?
Those who would destroy Canada are in Canada.