Isnt that the same argument around gay marriage though?
We're told that there should not be a referrendum on gay marriage because it should not be up to the majority to decide the rights for the minority. The implied argument is that even if a majority of Canadians were to oppose redefining marriage, the government needs to step in and do the right thing, no matter how unpopular.
Here you are arguing that the government should not have properly equipped our military for all likely war scenarios, because it would have been an unpopular move.
Sometimes it shouldnt be about popularity. The government needs to do what is right for Canadians, regardless of what Canadians think about it. Typically, the Liberals do what is right for them, and then invent boogiemen to try and scare people into sticking with them.
Also, I believe that the jeeps that our military went to Afghanistan with were known to be inadequate from the beginning, but the government bought them anyway, probably because they were cheaper. It was only after the two soldiers died because of those inadequate jeeps that the Liberals suddenly identified the problem and moved to correct it.
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