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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
We could try meeting our NATO obligations on defence spending. We could try not being the laughing-stock of the Western world when it comes to domestic security and intelligence.
Australia isn’t in NATO but it has the confidence of the U.S., UK, and other allies. It’s trusted in intelligence and military planning.
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Australia also doesn't share a border with the US and has China just around the corner.
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Canada has come to be regarded as a freeloader. We enjoy all of the benefits of belonging to the Western power bloc, but we won’t shoulder our share of the costs. What we mainly bring to the table is the ‘soft power’ of high-minded rhetoric.
So when a Canadian citizen is assassinated on our soil and we go to our allies about it, why should we expect them to offer anything more than “Yeah, that sucks… but whaddaya gonna do?”
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So, Canada is a friendly neighbor to the largest, most advanced military in the history of the planet and we need to spend more taxpayer money on defense which will likely mean less social services because...?
I'm okay with spending little on our domestic military for now while providing reasonable support to allies around the world like Ukraine.