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Military Funding???

Contributor: cougyr

Date: 2003-03-22 18:15:26


Even though I believe that Canada should increase military funding, I hesitate. Every time the military gets its hands on spare funds, they blow it on useless toys like those submarines. Why does Canada need subs?

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Military Funding???

Contributor: codc01

Date: 2003-03-23 10:20:51


I also think Canada needs increased military funding... I think we should invest in having a very good navy (I'm quite impressed that our Navy is so modern... I never believed it possible for Canada!), as well as in very modern ground troops (with very modern equipment) so that we need less people do to the same job. I don't understand why we don't have drones... I'm sure they cost less money than having manned planes(?)....

As for the submarines, this is my personal opinion, but it may be for patrolling Northern Canada, isn't it easier for submarines than boats??

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Military Funding???

Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-03-23 17:39:34


I do believe Canada needs a bigger military. Not only for national security but also in time of natural disasters. We lost a large portion of our military on the west coast. Vancouver and Vancouver Island are on a fault line. If we were to have a large earthquake; a well trained military would be our best hope. We, also, have a large coastland to be protected.

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Military Funding???

Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-03-24 13:47:06


The good part of not funding our military is that when we make poll-driven decisions, we are so irrelevent that no one notices.

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