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Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

Jarnhamar said:
1 RCR is finding creative ways to make due with budget cuts and gas prices.

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We had a guy rob a 7-11 - twice. His undoing?

Wearing his combat jacket OD with his name tag. A master criminal he was not.
 
No new funding for first six years covered by earlier announcement:

Fact sheet: Funding for Continental Defence and NORAD Modernization​

Introduction​


In June 2022, the Minister of National Defence announced funding for Canada's continental defence capabilities, including to modernize the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD). This represents the most significant upgrade to Canada's NORAD capabilities in almost four decades.


NORAD modernization is a long term project and these funds will support NORAD and the Canadian Armed Forces' ability to protect Canadians against new and emerging military threats to Canada and North America more broadly. In so doing, they will also help support the Canadian Armed Forces' engagement abroad, while reinforcing NATO's Western flank at a time when autocratic regimes are threatening the rules-based international order.


The minister announced $4.9B on a cash basis for the first six years, and $38.6B over twenty years on an accrual basis.


  • The incremental funding for the first six years of NORAD modernization comes from existing, previously announced funding. Planning for NORAD modernization has been underway for several years, and the Government of Canada previously announced funding for elements of continental defence and NORAD modernization in Budget 2022, as well as defence funding in Fall Economic Statement 2020.
  • The most recent NORAD modernization announcement provides new funding beginning after year six (in year seven).

Specific investments will include, among other initiatives, new radar stations, command and control upgrades, additional air-to-air refueling aircraft, advanced air-to-air missiles for fighter jets, upgrades to Canadian Armed Forces’ infrastructure in the North, and additional funding to complete and augment key space projects.


The funding for continental defence and NORAD modernization is broken down into five inter-related areas of investment, detailed below.


In Detail: New Investments in Continental Defence and NORAD Modernization​


This $38.6 billion on an accrual basis of funding for continental defence and NORAD modernization is broken down into five inter-related areas of investment:


  1. Bolstering our ability to detect threats earlier and more precisely by modernizing our surveillance systems.
  2. Improving our ability to understand and communicate threats to decision-makers in a timely manner through investments in modern technology.
  3. Strengthening our ability to deter and defeat aerospace threats by modernizing our air weapons systems.
  4. Ensuring the Canadian Armed Forces can sustain a strong military presence across the country, including in Canada’s North, through investments in new infrastructure and support capabilities.
  5. Future-proofing our capabilities to defend North America through investments in science and technology.

Areas of investmentInvestments
1. Bolstering our ability to detect threats earlier and more precisely by modernizing our surveillance systems.
$6.96B from fiscal year 22/23 – 41/42
  • We will establish a new Northern Approaches Surveillance system to significantly expand NORAD and Canadian Armed Forces situational awareness of objects entering Canadian airspace from the North. This will represent a dramatic improvement over Canada’s existing 30-year old North Warning System, which was not designed to detect modern weapons and delivery systems, such as long-range cruise and hypersonic missiles.
  • It will include:
    • An Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar system to provide early warning radar coverage and threat tracking from the Canada-United States border to the Arctic circle;
    • A Polar Over-the-Horizon Radar system to provide early warning radar coverage over and beyond the northernmost approaches to North America, including the Canadian Arctic archipelago; and
    • National Defence will also work with the United States to develop a complementary network of sensors with classified capabilities, distributed across Northern Canada, as another layer of detection.
  • We will also strengthen the Canadian Armed Forces’ space-based surveillance abilities, including of Canadian territory and maritime approaches, by investing additional funds to complete and augment the new state-of-the-art, space-based surveillance project announced in Canada’s 2017 defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE).
2. Improving our ability to understand and communicate threats to decision-makers in a timely manner through investments in modern technology.
$4.13B from fiscal year 22/23 – 41/42
  • We will modernize key Canadian Armed Forces’ command, control and communications capabilities and systems.
  • We will modernize the Canadian Combined Air Operations Centre.
  • We will renew the Canadian Armed Forces’ high and low-frequency radio capability.
  • We will enhance satellite communications in the Arctic through additional funding to complete and augment the polar communications project announced in SSE.
  • We will procure and install new digital radios and network equipment.
  • We will also work with the United States to expand support for the NORAD Pathfinder initiative. This project will take advantage of cloud-based computing and machine learning to ensure that NORAD commanders can make informed, rapid decisions. We will also advance work on a new Positioning, Navigation, and Timing capability to assist with air navigation in remote areas.
3. Strengthening our ability to deter and defeat aerospace threats by modernizing our air weapons systems.
$6.38B from fiscal year 22/23 – 41/42
  • We will procure new, advanced air-to-air missiles with the capability to engage threats from short, medium and long-ranges.
4. Ensuring our Canadian Armed Forces can launch and sustain a strong military presence across the country, including in Canada’s North, through investments in new infrastructure and support capabilities.
$15.68B from fiscal year 22/23 – 41/42
  • We will acquire additional air-to-air refueling aircraft.
  • We will upgrade Canadian Armed Forces’ infrastructure at four locations in Canada’s North.
  • We will upgrade fighter infrastructure and NORAD Quick Reaction Alert capabilities at bases across Canada.
  • We will modernize the Canadian Armed Forces’ air operational training infrastructure.
5. Future-proofing our capabilities to defend North America through investments in science and technology.
$4.23B from fiscal year 22/23 – 41/42
  • We will fund Defence Research and Development Canada to create a science and technology program that will assess new and emerging threats, accessing and co-developing technological solutions with the United States.

The $38.6 billion investment also includes $1.18 billion for internal services.


Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.


Definitions​

Accrual basis of accounting Under the accrual basis of accounting, the cost of acquiring an asset is recorded when the asset is put into service and spread over its useful life, rather than being recorded at the time the bills are paid. The portion of DND's accrual budget records the forecasted depreciation expense of capital assets, like equipment and infrastructure. Cash basis of accounting Under the cash basis of accounting, payments related to capital assets and operational funding are recorded in the year during which payments are made. Each year, DND receives a cash appropriation from Parliament and these funds are used to cover salaries, operating and maintenance costs, grants and contributions, purchase of capital equipment, and the construction of real property infrastructure. The cash budget is approved through the Main Estimates and can be revised up to three times per year through Supplementary Estimates.

Fact sheet: Funding for Continental Defence and NORAD Modernization - Canada.ca

NORAD modernization is a long term project and these funds will support NORAD and the Canadian Armed Forces’ ability to protect Canadians against new and emerging military threats to Canada and North America more broadly.
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Mark
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Colin Parkinson said:
Maybe we can get Russia to attack the French Islands in the St Lawrence, that might stir them in Ottawa. Or seize Haida Gwaii
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Pfft there aren't enough votes in either of those places to justify a Polish like buying frenzy. They'd probably be Bloc or NDP voters anyway.

We'd need the Russians invading Ahuntsic-Cartierville or University—Rosedale to see anyone in government turn their head to notice.

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MilEME09 said:
Anyone surprised?
www.ctvnews.ca

Liberals give themselves more time to meet five-year-old peacekeeping pledge

The federal Liberal government has quietly given itself more time to provide a 200-soldier force for peacekeeping, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pledged to the United Nations nearly five years ago.
www.ctvnews.ca www.ctvnews.ca
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Not surprised at all... It's funny how even the prof at the end suggests it might just be optics, with no intention of fulfilling the pledge.

But on the other hand...

a) that pledge was made when JT wanted a seat at the Security Council.

Since dad has now come and gone, I can't imagine his motivation to provide said force will be very high.


b) Send them where? To Mali? South Sudan? Haiti?

A QRF is only quick if it's nearby, aware you are operating in an area, and are prepped to deploy & equipped to give the bad guys a black eye & help keep things secure.

If the UN really wanted it, they would say "We need a QRF here at location X, to rapidly deploy & assist UN forces doing Y."

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This would actually be a great mission to task the reserve forces with.

Easy to prep for, not equipment heavy, not manpower intensive, fairly low risk, etc - that would help recruiting, make Canada look good, and be a doable/cool mission for the folks that are in right now.

But until the UN requests something specific, I don't see why we should proactively run after that pledge...
 
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