I'll believe it when I see it.
I guess we will have to wait until tomorrow, but a "$12 bn defense top-up" can mean a lot of things. Is that an extra $12 bn a year, or an extra $12 bn out until 2027?Scotiabank’s prediction on the budget has defence spending increase by 12 Bn.
12B wouldn't get us to 2% but it's a damn good start, now if they let us spend it, we might be on the right path.I guess we will have to wait until tomorrow, but a "$12 bn defense top-up" can mean a lot of things. Is that an extra $12 bn a year, or an extra $12 bn out until 2027?
I think it might be an accurate number. I never thought we’d get to 2% but an increase like that should make some of our allies happy.12B wouldn't get us to 2% but it's a damn good start, now if they let us spend it, we might be on the right path.
If we are currently at 1.39% and we move to 1.5%, is that truly a significant move? It's no where near an 8$ billion increase in spending. Based on the info in that article, I'm calling bullshit.More on what they will spend.
Looks like maybe 8 billion. Plus a new defence policy which could be good news but we’ll see. So we’ll be at 1.5 percent if GDP.
It will be interesting to see what unfunded election promises - if any - get tossed on the "next time" pile to fund this defence increase along with the NDP asks. Singh didn't support any increases in defence.They are happy to give more money to the DND, because a good chunk will remain unspent, returned to TB and reallocated to more voter rich initiatives.
Admittedly I have not seen the MND much but she does project leadership traits - you know who the boss is when they enter the room.Anand already put the writing on the wall. There's 3 options;
Exceed the 2.0% GDP
Meet the 2.0@ GDP; and
Don't meet the 2.0% GDP.
Failure was worked into the COAs from the start
Mr. Singh needs to be "de elected". He's a champagne socialist - like most of that ilk.Singh didn't support any increases in defence.
You mean something like Chretien saying that they'd scrap the GST and close to 30yrs later they haven't done it?It will be interesting to see what unfunded election promises - if any - get tossed on the "next time" pile to fund this defence increase along with the NDP asks. Singh didn't support any increases in defence.
As I posted earlier in this thread, Trudeau has upwards of $50B in unfunded election promises already, before this grandiose proposal to turn us into a middle power again.You mean something like Chretien saying that they'd scrap the GST and close to 30yrs later they haven't done it?