Our ability to defend our freedoms and security undermined by the Trudeau government’s reckless overspending

Good money managers always keep a little cash on hand for expenses they cannot foresee. If only the short-term thinkers in our federal government could figure that out.

Two years ago, the Trudeau government committed to conducting a defence policy review in response to a series of international crises that – in the government’s own words – have created a world that is “less secure and less predictable.”

From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s belligerence to China’s and Russia’s encroachment into portions of the Arctic that Canadians claim as theirs, there are glaring warning signs that it’s time to circle the wagons. It once again feels as though dark forces are pushing the world into a perilous state.

Those of us who believe our freedoms are only as secure as our ability to defend them are feeling heightened alarm. And yet, the federal government appears unable to rise to the challenge.

Photo by Niamat Ullah

Photo by Niamat Ullah

The defence policy review remains stalled behind closed doors. A report by Robert Fife and Steven Chase of the Globe and Mail quotes an unnamed source who says the Liberal caucus is choking on the cost of rebuilding our sadly depleted military equipment, such as submarines, tanks and drones.

The source told the Globe reporters the government keeps delaying publication because of the “sticker shock” for new equipment. According to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute think tank, there are about $100 billion of unfunded capital asset replacement projects.

And then there’s the personnel. It is believed the military is about 16,000 members below full strength and its branches are........

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