This government banked on the belief that their refusal to commit to Canada’s defence would be met with little more than passive concern. And they were right. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
The stated objective in the Trudeau government’s recent budget was to “continue to deliver on the things that matter most to Canadians.”
But what mattered most when it came to defence procurement, apparently, was to defer the purchase of much-needed equipment for an already emaciated military to the 2030s.
As with past military cuts, this government banked on the belief that their refusal to commit to Canada’s defence would be met with little more than passive concern. And they were right.
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