Tag: Canadian Armed Forces
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Canada: Thinking Outside the Box
Especially the One that the U.S. Would Like To Keep Us In The actions of the U.S. are increasingly alienating Canadians, and paving the way for a total break with the United States. Canadians are expressing their dislike of America in a variety of ways, travel, military procurement, military policies, Arctic planning, diversification, adopting new…
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Canada: It’s Time to Purchase Our Weapons Systems From Korea
Canada’s history of military procurement has been, simply, abysmal. It’s time for Canada to get serious if it intends to escape America’s sphere of influence, especially in relation to primary weapon systems for the Canadian Armed Forces. Canada’s commitment ot NATO, and Latvia, specifically is to provide two brigades in Europe, fully-manned and equipped with…
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Canada: Close the Border?
Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has stated that our previous relationship with the United States, is over, as in, dead. Canada is on a mission to break down trade barriers within Canada, and to develop free-trade with its allies and trading partners, new and old, in the U.K, E.U., Japan, Korea and China. America is…
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Canada’s Army: Size May Not Be Everything, But It’s Something: Increase the Army by at least a Division, or preferably two divisions.
The Canadian Armed Forces today, are approximately half the size of the armed forces when I was a member in 1971. At that time, Canada had half the population we now have (approximetely) as well. Today, there is no excuse for Canada’s Armed Forces to be so small. In 1970 the CAF’s were approximately 141,000…
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Developing Munitions Plants in Canada to Supply Ukraine
While Canada has several explosive and munition plants, what Canada needs to now do is significantly ramp up its provision of both ammunition and heavy shells for Ukraine. A commitment by the Canadian government to build a new munitions plant, specifically to supply both the Canadian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces is needed.…
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Canadian Military Procurement Vis-a-Vis American Threats
Now that America has begun a trade war with Canada, it is time to reconsider all existing and future military procurement plans in order to ensure Canada will receive all weapons platforms in a timely, cost-effective manner. Aircraft contracts for the 88 F-35 fighters, should be reconsidered and the Saab Gripen E looked at once…