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Canada mulling ‘game plan’ if U.S. takes far-right, authoritarian shift.
(www.thestar.com)
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There is no amount of military spending that could protect Canada from the US. The military gap is obscene.
It makes no sense to ratchet up military spending
The US military itself, yeah probably not...But a group of renegade Americans headed North we might be able to do something about.
I meant in the context of self defense because it cannot rely on the US, not that the US would attempt some kind of attack on Canada.
That makes sense
Weaponize the geese
I don't think the context is so much military related but rather diplomatic and economic.
Does the last sentence really come as an obvious conclusion from the first two?
I believe the opportunity cost of increasing military production does not seem to be worth it, so it follows to me.
Theres other considerations beyond state to state war with the US.
I'm not Canadian and don't actually have an opinion, but here's other reasons they might increase their defense budget because of US destabilization. Decreased global stability due to loss of neighboring super power. Non state actors like terrorists or refugees leaving the US.
I don't think that Canada will be fighting the New Confederacy or the New England Union of Democratic Socialists in 2028, but there are still reasons that a diminished US would mean Canada should spend new money on defense.