The federal government will reduce its previously planned growth in spending on the Canadian Forces in 2012, after Canada's mission in Afghanistan comes to an end.
In a section of the Budget 2010 document titled "Restraining Growth in National Defence Spending," the finance department says the reduction is part of its effort to restrain overall growth in spending and to balance the budget in the medium term.
The measure will save the government over $2.5 billion over a period of five years.
Starting in 2012-2013, the Department of National Defence will see a reduction in previously-planned funding by $525 million.
Then, in 2013-2014, the reduction in spending will rise to $1 billion per year.
"Defence spending will continue to grow, but more slowly than previously planned," says the department of finance.
A chart shows the reduced rate of projected defence spending in Budget 2010, compared to pre-Budget 2010, will continue well past 2017-2018.
The department says by waiting to implement cuts on its pre-budget promises until 2012, the government ensures it won't "adversely affect military operations during the current Afghanistan mission." It says by holding off a few years, it also gives the Department of National Defence "sufficient time to adjust its long-term expenditure plans."
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Stumble It!
According to Rick Mercer' Rant:
http://www.tv-eh.com/2010/01/27/video-r ... ical-prop/
the Cons were "restraining growth" well before their announcement. Only we didn't know about it (what else is new?)
And of course, this only serves to KEEP our people in Afghanistan in an unnecessary state of danger.
http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100224/mtl_defence_infrastructure_100224/20100224?hub=MontrealHome
Either this will be quietly cancelled (put on permanent hold) as were the armored vehicles, or the facilities will be sold off, as part of the Con government's announced plans to rid itself of Crown Corporations. If the latter, the sale will come with the caveat that the money continue to be spent.....
By NAFTA and WTO rules the minute a foreign corporation sets foot into the country, even if their so called "investment" is created from the air right here, by Canadian banks, they're receiving "national status", which allows them full citizenship rights to buy politicians and governments.
Immigrants are scanned, searched, examined and refused entry for the smallest offences on their records many years before, but corporations with mile long records of fines and offences all over the world are welcomed with open arms to continue their dirty work of cheating the public here.
Ed Deak.
I wonder how this country woould ever have been developed if that was the case at the end of the 19th century?