Canada boosts spending but no long range aircraft
$12.8B boost for the military
Canada's military will get a $12.8-billion shot in the arm over the next five years, the biggest increase in defence spending in two decades, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said Wednesday as he brought down his second budget.
About $3 billion will go to boosting the strength of the Canadian Forces by 5,000 troops and the reserves by 3,000 soldiers – a promise made by the minority Liberal government in October's speech from the throne.
Defence spending currently stands at $13 billion a year for 60,000 full-time troops.
Ottawa has earmarked another $3.2 billion to bolster the Canadian Forces' "operational readiness." The money is meant to cover training, improved medical care, supply and repair shortages, and infrastructure repairs.
The federal government said it will spend $2.7 billion between 2007 and 2010 on helicopters, trucks, aircraft and a training facility for JTF2, Canada's special forces unit.
Finally, Ottawa is promising another $3.8 billion to cover costs that will come out of the government's upcoming international policy statement and defence policy review.
"This significant investment in our military means that we will be able to better meet our responsibilities abroad and protect our people at home," Goodale said in his budget address.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/budget2005/issue_defence.html
finally, the Canadian military needs the money. The article, talks about the troops and spendings but how much are they putting in the air force? They better get some new planes.
Wait a minute, how come you say they need money here, but in the other thread you say they don't need money? :puzzled:
when did i say that? all i remember saying was that the military sucks and we need to improve. But however, being "peacekeepers" we're supposed to be peaceful and not be like attacking everyone and anything like the US would. I'm saying this money should be put into military but military power should not hold true, we should stay passive or just as peacekeepers. Don't attract attention to ourselves and keep our profile low, so we don't get killed. And in case of such thing happening that's why we need a stronger military.
