Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Do the authors not understand that peacemaking requires a robust military?

As well as the urgent need to ensure 'Global Generational Equity', whatever that is, of course

Trudeau tells world leaders they 'have a responsibility' at UN Summit of the Future​

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told delegates at the United Nations the world is at a global inflection point, having a choice between walking away from multilateralism or setting differences aside to confront serious global challenges.

“We have a responsibility,” Trudeau said, “to deliver on a pact for the future that builds a more peaceful world, but also one where everyone – every generation – has a real and fair shot.”

Trudeau tells world leaders they 'have a responsibility' at UN Summit of the Future

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told delegates at the United Nations the world is at a global inflection point, having a choice between walking away from multilateralism or setting differences aside to confront serious global challenges.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Good2Golf]

#peakUN

The Summit of the Future was first announced by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in 2021. Two years later he called for urgent action noting the world was falling behind on meeting its sustainable development goals (SDG’s).

“The SDG’s need a global rescue plan,” Guterres told the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals last September. “Today, only 15 per cent of the targets are on track and many are going in reverse.”

The hope is the Summit of the Future will push countries to implement the existing commitments and agree to new challenges.

Sounds like Canada can help with that ‘15% on track and many moving backwards’ thing.

 

[dapaterson]

For everyone in procurement: the photo.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1848520682436448639

 

[Good2Golf]

That. Is. Priceless!

 

[daftandbarmy]

For everyone in procurement: the photo.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1848520682436448639

Photo taken by a Canadian management consultant, of course

While I know the email writer's identity, he has requested I not publish his name. However, his letter is worthy of posting here:

I ran into your website with the picture of Change Order.

The history of the picture is simple. I am a management consultant who does a lot of work with construction companies. Mostly finance and organization.

I was on assignment in Vermillion, Ohio in late July 07 eating at the Red Clay on the River restaurant patio over looking the water. I noted the boat and tender moored in a slip across the water and given my construction background thought the boat and tender and names highly funny. Shot the picture with a digital camera that I carry, sent some copies to a few close friends and associates who I thought would appreciate the humor.

This year (March 09) I was with a client in New Jersey, who had the picture in his office and said “see my boat”? My immediate answer was that it wasn’t his boat since I shot the original image. I knew it was my original from the girl in black in the picture, the placement of her leg behind the piling and the bow of the boat just entering the picture on the lower left.

I have no idea who owns the boat other than he appears to be a successful contractor with a great sense of humor.

The interesting part of this story is that I had no idea the image would resonate as it has. I found that you can Google the picture and find it which is how I happened on your website. I know the power of the Internet but had never really experienced how things of interest can travel so widely in cyberspace. There is a small part of me that wishes I had 10 cents for every computer this picture has been sent to. I might be in Tahiti with a beach house etc. Oh well. But I am happy that many others seem to have enjoyed it.

Change order boat mystery solved

This image has been making its way around the Internet. And now I know who took it -- a Canadian visiting Ohio in 2007. Today, I received a...

constructionmarketingideas.blogspot.com

 

[MilEME09]

Good place to share this

 

[dimsum]

Maisonneuve has a new article in NaPo.

Michel Maisonneuve: Meritocracy, not wokeness, badly needed in Canadian Armed Forces

Warrior culture is necessary

nationalpost.com

Also, some comments on it from the r / CAF subreddit.

 

[WestIsle]

Good place to share this

Seemed like it over focused on some projects and missed the elephant in the room that there is not intent for the major procurement projects to materialize as the timelines tell a very telling story even with the latest LVSW replacement. Additionally the aggressive padding of the defense budget wasn't mentioned.

 

[MilEME09]

PBO says we need to spend 81.9 billion to meet commitments

Canada needs to double its military spending to meet NATO targets: PBO

Canada needs to double its annual military spending in order to meet its NATO requirements, new Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) projections show.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[GK .Dundas]

PBO says we need to spend 81.9 billion to meet commitments

Canada needs to double its military spending to meet NATO targets: PBO

Canada needs to double its annual military spending in order to meet its NATO requirements, new Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) projections show.

www.ctvnews.ca

Well that's never going to happen short of of an actual war happening ..which sadly is becomes closer to a reality everyday by which time it'll be too late.
Deterrence actually does work unfortunately our self righteous, self isolated political masters just don't get it.

 

[FSTO]

Maisonneuve has a new article in NaPo.

Michel Maisonneuve: Meritocracy, not wokeness, badly needed in Canadian Armed Forces

Warrior culture is necessary

nationalpost.com

Also, some comments on it from the r / CAF subreddit.

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What is CIS HET? (I think I know what CIS is but HET???)

 

[daftandbarmy]

What is CIS HET? (I think I know what CIS is but HET???)

Hetero... I believe...

 

[dapaterson]

I think it's actually CI SHET - a counter intelligence Shetland pony.

 

[KevinB]

Maisonneuve has a new article in NaPo.

Michel Maisonneuve: Meritocracy, not wokeness, badly needed in Canadian Armed Forces

Warrior culture is necessary

nationalpost.com

I think 'new' article is sort of misleading, as he refers to Gen Eyre as the CDS and whomever his successor is.

Seems like to he just threw out more rubbish he had lying around or the NaPo finally decided to print it a few months after they got it.

 

[Mick]

I think 'new' article is sort of misleading, as he refers to Gen Eyre as the CDS and whomever his successor is.

Seems like to he just threw out more rubbish he had lying around or the NaPo finally decided to print it a few months after they got it.

These are excerpts from Maisonneuve's new book, which was still being written prior to the CDS change of command.

 

[KevinB]

These are excerpts from Maisonneuve's new book, which was still being written prior to the CDS change of command.

Ack - he may want to find a new day job.

 

[Cloud Cover]

I think it's actually CI SHET - a counter intelligence Shetland pony.

That’s no ordinary palfrey, but actually the fine steed of Colonel Flag incognito.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Well that's never going to happen short of of an actual war happening ..which sadly is becomes closer to a reality everyday by which time it'll be too late.
Deterrence actually does work unfortunately our self righteous, self isolated political masters just don't get it.

While 81 Billion probably won’t happen, this was unimaginable 3 years ago…

Addendum: National Defence Funding and Projected Canadian Defence Spending to GDP - Canada.ca

Addendum: National Defence Funding and Projected Canadian Defence Spending to GDP

www.canada.ca

 

[Good2Golf]

PBO says we need to spend 81.9 billion to meet commitments

Canada needs to double its military spending to meet NATO targets: PBO

Canada needs to double its annual military spending in order to meet its NATO requirements, new Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) projections show.

www.ctvnews.ca

So 15 months worth of highly-productive federal public servants?

 

[The Bread Guy]

PBO says we need to spend 81.9 billion to meet commitments

Canada needs to double its military spending to meet NATO targets: PBO

Canada needs to double its annual military spending in order to meet its NATO requirements, new Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) projections show.

www.ctvnews.ca

From the horse's mouth ....

The Fiscal Implications of Meeting the NATO Military Spending Target

www.pbo-dpb.ca

PDF also attached in case link doesn't work.