I couldn’t agree more! Our 85 F18s and 14 Auroras came into service in the mid-1980s.
The 12 Halifax-class frigates entered service in the early 1990s. Whatever works for the Army these days must be at least a decade old.
And every one of these systems is starving for people to operate and maintain them.
It is delusional to think our current capabilities are anywhere near adequate to defend our 5000 km land border, much less the increasingly accessible arctic lands and waters. Literally we cannot ramp up in time to meet the need, but we have to try! Better late than never.
I think it would be very difficult if not impossible to secure our border if the USA decided on military invasion.
Nevertheless, appeasement is not the way.
"Seventy-five cents of every dollar of capital spending for defence goes to the United States. That's not smart," - Carney
Yes! Lets spread it out to those who might be willing and able to defend ournational security so we can continue to support each others' cultures!
I’ll have to have greyscale wallpaper.