Until 1970, Canada still had an aircraft carrier.
Today they have no ship larger than a frigate and they are all over 20 years old.
Posted on 07/10/2018 3:55:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When a Trudeau(2 of them) needs money he takes it from the Military
On behalf of decent Canadians, my apologies for our Jackass in Chief. I hope President Trump makes Lil Justin cry like a girl this time.
We'll end up politer for sure !
I hope his eyebrows fall off...again.
Canadian lieutenant-general who directed the air campaign that toppled the Gadhafi regime in 2011
What a disaster it has proved to be.
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), headed by the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, includes 28 warships and submarines deployed in two fleets: Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) at CFB Esquimalt on the west coast, and Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) at Her Majesty's Canadian Dockyard in Halifax on the east coast, as well as one formation: the Naval Reserve Headquarters (NAVRESHQ) at Quebec City, Quebec.
The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2013, operating 258 manned aircraft and 9 unmanned aerial vehicles, the Royal Canadian Air Force consists of 14,500 Regular Force and 2,600 Primary Reserve personnel, supported by 2,500 civilians.
The Canadian Army is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2018 the Army has 23,000 regular soldiers, about 17,000 reserve soldiers, including 5,000 rangers, for a total of 40,000 soldiers.
Canada has a population about a tenth of the US population. It spends 1.29% of its GDP on defense.
We have been the worlds welfare distributor and world protector, pony up boys time we take care of us
Trudeau acts like the French Canucks I recall in upstate NY in the early 50’s. He also is a punk.
Until 1970, Canada still had an aircraft carrier.
Today they have no ship larger than a frigate and they are all over 20 years old.
“On behalf of decent Canadians, my apologies for our Jackass in Chief. I hope President Trump makes Lil Justin cry like a girl this time.”
Well Judy, the cold hard fact of the matter is that Canada, along with the host of deadbeats in Europe, have been “happy” to let the American Taxpayer shoulder an inordinate percentage of the NATO budget since NATO’s inception. But it’s been our fault for letting all of you get away with not paying your agreed upon share.
So not the question becomes, are you and Europe willing to test Trump’s resolve and not pony up? In reality, America has “paid” for you all to run your socialist governments. We have been your “other people’s money.” So if Trump, and I hope he does, make substantial cuts to our country’s contribution to NATO, what will all of you do? Are you still betting that we will continue to pay out of our own “self interest,” because if you are, I think you are in for a surprise. I hope we’re done being the world’s financial nanny and supplier of the blood for all the world’s wars.
And frankly, I view Canada as a major freeloader, in many areas including tariffs. America will win the “trade war” with all of you!
I am well aware that the protection afforded us by the strong defense of America is what pays for a lot of our social programs, including the “free” health care. I don’t blame your president one iota for righting these wrongs. I hope Trump wins this battle on tariffs as well. I would love to see American dairy products up here. We are paying high prices for our cheese/butter/milk etc., to keep our farms earning good money, rather than having to sell in a free market.
I will fault your politicians for one thing - and that is letting things go, completely unchallenged, for years. That goes mostly for the illegal immigration. Those slimy politicians have made it very difficult for the law to be enforced now. After people have been in the country for 20 years or so, albeit illegally, it’s pretty hard to get them out. Your “leaders” of the past have made life pretty tough for your president. Same thing with getting countries to pony up their agreed upon and fair share of NATO. They never should have been allowed to skate for years. God bless your president, and a pox on my pathetic prime minister.
The Toronto Police Force is larger than the Canadian Army. A friend attended the Canadian Staff College. The entire course visited Ft. Hood and was taken on a tour of motor pool row (back when we had two armored divisions and one armored cavalry regiment garrisoned there). The bus was strangely silent as they made the drive with motor pool after motor pool all in a row.
NATO is obsolete. It’s become a defense welfare program for Europe. I think we should withdraw from NATO. — Besides, I’m guessing western Europe descends into moslem immigrant lead civil war before 2030/40. We don’t need our soldiers there for that mess.
The RCN consists of 11 outdated Frigates, the newest of which is 25 years old, and a dozen 20+ year old coastal defense patrol boats. Their 5 submarines are even more ancient with the youngest boat being 28 years old. Their navy is a laughingstock, and they would be completely dependent on us if attacked. Canada has not built a warship in 25 years, and is a perfect example of a country taking advantage of the security of NATO membership without paying the bills.
Canada contributes to NATO? What, a few bird blinds and Eskimos with shotguns?
Ya, I agree. Get rid of NATO. Tired of these other nations using us as their piggy bank and shrieking about nukes on their territories.
The Canadian military is a joke. My suggestion is that Canada work with the US and create a military force that complements ours and can be integrated into the overall defense of North America.
See my response #19.
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