If Canada increases its military budget to 82 billion Canadian by 2027, as proposed by Freeland, Canada’s military will have similar funding to that of France, which has 304,000 men and women in its armed forces, and a population of 65 million people.
It will place Canada as the country with the 10th largest expenditure on defence on earth, right behind France. And that will be with Canada having 23.5 million fewer people.
Canada’s capital expenditures will be very significant, supporting new River Class Destroyers (16-20), new AIP Under-Ice capable submarines (16), F-35 Fighters (88), or possibly the Saab Gripen E (seen below) and a host of new military equipment for the CAF land forces, including new main-battle tanks, IFV’s, combat helicopter support, artillery and a major increase in the size of the force itself.
Canada’s Armed forces will likely double in size, from 68,000 to about 140,000 personnel. New bases in the Arctic will need to be built as well as at least one Canadian Brigade, completely self-contained, with air support and reconnaissance, artillery, armour, infantry and IFV’s, etc., will likely be permanently based in a new base, or a dramatically enlarged Nanisivik Arctic Warfare Training Center on Baffin Island. Canada will enlarge the base, including keeping the sea lanes open year round with its new Polar Class Icebreakers. The (AOPS) Class Patrol ships are designed for icy seas. It is intended for several of the AOPS (8 Ships) will be based in the Arctic, supported by the development of an Airbase at Nanisivik that will base a squadron of F-35 fighters, at least for now. The Saab Gripen may well replace the F-35 due to America’s apparent intentions. Canada will also be basing a number of AIPS Under-Ice Capable Submarines, once they are completed at Nanisivik. Additionally, in 2022, Canada sent the first half of a complete brigade to Lithuania in support of NATO.
But it isn’t simply procurement, it’s about enlistment and retention, training and developing the necessary technology and skills to survive in an electronic threat environment. Canada will likely need to institute conscription again, not seen in 80 years.
With the added impetus of direct threats from the U.S., Canada will realign its interests and its defence strategy to ensure Canadian safety and security.
Sovereignty protection is the superordinate goal, as Canada simply cannot trust the U.S. anymore. The U.S. is actively working against Canada’s interests. Canada will ensure that it aligns itself evermore strongly with Europe and with the ASEAN nations, and move away from America’s zone of influence, as fast as humanly possible.
Trump said it all lately when he spoke of “America for Americans”. America First, means taking advantage of its strategic power and position to threaten its neighbours and to annex Canada into America.
There’s only one minor problem. Canadians don’t want anything to do with Trump, America, or its future plans. As for America invading or occupying Canada?
No unless you want an interminable guerrilla war next to, and within America.
There is no doubt that Canada should harden the border, its immigration policies and remove its strategic alliance with America.
Canada’s future doesn’t lie with America, which is only interested in itself and enriching the 1%.
America and Canada?
No thanks…
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