Canadian military will rely on public servants to boost its ranks by 300k

Post by _verandaguy » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 6:01 PM UTC

jvanderbot wrote: post #6

_verandaguy wrote: post #4

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I resent the implication that us being separate countries is a "historical quirk." It's condescending at best and exemplifies why we feel increasingly distant from the US. It's like saying that Belgium and the Netherlands, or Spain and Portugal, or Germany and Switzerland are one historical quirk away from being the same countries.

I mean, it's entirely possible that a historic quirk 300+ years ago leads to an increasingly distant relationship today. It's definitely possible to intepret this the way Russia speaks about Ukraine - "They shouldn't even be a country *except for a historical quirk", but a charitable interpretation would be more along the lines of "things could have gone slightly differently and we'd be countrymen, but instead we bro…

Post by tokai » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 6:02 PM UTC

jvanderbot wrote: post #6

_verandaguy wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I resent the implication that us being separate countries is a "historical quirk." It's condescending at best and exemplifies why we feel increasingly distant from the US. It's like saying that Belgium and the Netherlands, or Spain and Portugal, or Germany and Switzerland are one historical quirk away from being the same countries.

I mean, it's entirely possible that a historic quirk 300+ years ago leads to an increasingly distant relationship today. It's definitely possible to intepret this the way Russia speaks about Ukraine - "They shouldn't even be a country *except for a historical quirk", but a charitable interpretation would be more along the lines of "things could have gone slightly differently and we'd be countrymen, but instead we bro…

Post by potato3732842 » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 6:04 PM UTC

JuniperMesos wrote: post #7

_verandaguy wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I resent the implication that us being separate countries is a "historical quirk." It's condescending at best and exemplifies why we feel increasingly distant from the US. It's like saying that Belgium and the Netherlands, or Spain and Portugal, or Germany and Switzerland are one historical quirk away from being the same countries.

> It's like saying that Belgium and the Netherlands, or Spain and Portugal, or Germany and Switzerland are one historical quirk away from being the same countries. I think you could say this about any of those countries, although Switzerland's mountainous location means that it would always resist being part of a larger polity.

Post by mmooss » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 6:09 PM UTC

incomingpain wrote: post #10

Canada has been running about 1% of gdp military spending, despite obligation of 2%; with new promise to meet 5%. a 500% increase to the size of our military in short order is the promise. Our reserves are at about 40,000. They announced the plan to go to 400,000. 10x the size. It's not so much about any outside fears, it's just meeting our obligations.The fear about Russia or China is unfounded. The problem is that…

Post by guyzero » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 6:10 PM UTC

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