There is no obligation. Trump tried for four years to get NATO countries to up their military budget and he failed. We will see if Trudeau increases the military budget even further (which wouldn't be a bad thing).
There is no obligation. Trump tried for four years to get NATO countries to up their military budget and he failed. We will see if Trudeau increases the military budget even further (which wouldn't be a bad thing).
You literally explained the obligation. Trudeau ignored trump because where was the threat. Now there's a threat and trudeau looks like a blackface.
Trudeau is absolutely obligated. I guarantee you Biden and Johnson told him that he has to hit this obligation or risk not having nato defend us if our neighbour russia invades us.
He isn't obligated. There is no law that requires him to hit 2% of the GDP as military spending no matter what Biden or Johnson say. And even if Canada doesn't hit the 2% GDP spending target (like many other NATO countries), NATO will still come to our defense.
The jets were just old and needed replacing. It's either that or have somebody else fly NORAD over Canada. Nobody wants that. So he had to get off the pot.
He isn't obligated. There is no law that requires him to hit 2% of the GDP as military spending no matter what Biden or Johnson say. And even if Canada doesn't hit the 2% GDP spending target (like many other NATO countries), NATO will still come to our defense.
It used to be an informal guideline. It became a requirement, but was flouted by Trudeau. It's an unenforceable requirement/obligation now.
What are they going to do though? Kick Canada out of NATO? Weaken NATO? Technically the 2024 date hasnt even come, but it's basically impossible to hit the number in a single year, he's obligated to start spending now or risk to see what punishment comes.
You have to put this in context as well. Europe needs our oil/gas.
Trudeau didn't meet the 2% requirement for 2024. He cancelled energy east to hinder delivering oil to europe. He also just announced significant reduction to oil and gas? Literally the opposite of what our NATO allies want him doing.
Trudeau looks like a diplomatic threat working against their interests. Maybe they just say... Canada and their 50 year old broken down unfunded military isnt even a great loss to NATO. We're out.
What happens next? Russia sends some more Tupolev Tu-160 to see how Canada is doing with our CF18s?
Clearly Canada is more than required which is why Trudeau is hypocritically breaking another election promise of not buying F35s.
An unenforceable requirement is worth nothing. There is no punishment if a country doesn't meet the 2% GDP target.
He cancelled energy east to hinder delivering oil to europe.
Energy East was cancelled because Quebec was against it, not
because he wanted to hinder oil deliveries to Europe. He secured votes in Quebec with the cancellation.
He also just announced significant reduction to oil and gas?
He didn't. Since Trudeau is in power oil production increased by over 30%. Trudeau can be the biggest environmentalist he can, but there is something even more powerful. Money, and oil makes money. Today we produce more oil than at any other point in Canadian history.
Canada and their 50 year old broken down unfunded military isnt even a great loss to NATO. We're out.
There are countries in NATO with an even more desolate military and no one is threatening them to throw them out. Canada could even reduce its military budget and we would be still a core member of NATO just because of the fact that we have the largest access to the Arctic.
Russia sends some more Tupolev Tu-160 to see how Canada is doing with our CF18s?
As we can see now in Ukraine these Russian planes aren't even a match to basic defenses like Stinger rockets. Our CF18s would destroy them easily.
Clearly Canada is more than required which is why Trudeau is hypocritically breaking another election promise of not buying F35s.
Times change. And be glad that the clown broke a shitty election promise. Just like with the electoral reform. If he had enacted an electoral reform, the CPC would never form a government again.
There is no obligation. Trump tried for four years to get NATO countries to up their military budget and he failed. We will see if Trudeau increases the military budget even further (which wouldn't be a bad thing).
You literally explained the obligation. Trudeau ignored trump because where was the threat. Now there's a threat and trudeau looks like a blackface.
Trudeau is absolutely obligated. I guarantee you Biden and Johnson told him that he has to hit this obligation or risk not having nato defend us if our neighbour russia invades us.
He isn't obligated. There is no law that requires him to hit 2% of the GDP as military spending no matter what Biden or Johnson say. And even if Canada doesn't hit the 2% GDP spending target (like many other NATO countries), NATO will still come to our defense.
The jets were just old and needed replacing. It's either that or have somebody else fly NORAD over Canada. Nobody wants that. So he had to get off the pot.
It used to be an informal guideline. It became a requirement, but was flouted by Trudeau. It's an unenforceable requirement/obligation now.
What are they going to do though? Kick Canada out of NATO? Weaken NATO? Technically the 2024 date hasnt even come, but it's basically impossible to hit the number in a single year, he's obligated to start spending now or risk to see what punishment comes.
You have to put this in context as well. Europe needs our oil/gas.
Trudeau didn't meet the 2% requirement for 2024. He cancelled energy east to hinder delivering oil to europe. He also just announced significant reduction to oil and gas? Literally the opposite of what our NATO allies want him doing.
Trudeau looks like a diplomatic threat working against their interests. Maybe they just say... Canada and their 50 year old broken down unfunded military isnt even a great loss to NATO. We're out.
What happens next? Russia sends some more Tupolev Tu-160 to see how Canada is doing with our CF18s?
Clearly Canada is more than required which is why Trudeau is hypocritically breaking another election promise of not buying F35s.
An unenforceable requirement is worth nothing. There is no punishment if a country doesn't meet the 2% GDP target.
Energy East was cancelled because Quebec was against it, not because he wanted to hinder oil deliveries to Europe. He secured votes in Quebec with the cancellation.
He didn't. Since Trudeau is in power oil production increased by over 30%. Trudeau can be the biggest environmentalist he can, but there is something even more powerful. Money, and oil makes money. Today we produce more oil than at any other point in Canadian history.
There are countries in NATO with an even more desolate military and no one is threatening them to throw them out. Canada could even reduce its military budget and we would be still a core member of NATO just because of the fact that we have the largest access to the Arctic.
As we can see now in Ukraine these Russian planes aren't even a match to basic defenses like Stinger rockets. Our CF18s would destroy them easily.
Times change. And be glad that the clown broke a shitty election promise. Just like with the electoral reform. If he had enacted an electoral reform, the CPC would never form a government again.