Canadas National Defence
... This discussion has brought up many points regarding Canada’s own national defence. ... However he also sent a message to Ottawa on Wednesday November 20, 2002 calling on some NATO allies, such as Canada, to spend more on national defence. ... However instead of giving the necessary money to buy new helicopters the government cut the defence budget just enough so they could repair the old ones. ... It’s obvious that Canada’s national defence is not a major priority of the government because it places under agriculture and almost equal to fisheries on the governments priority list. ... Since the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001, Canada’s national defence has become a major political issue. ... In the past defence spending was not a major issue. ... Although many citizens do not appreciate the importance of the military, if there are further terrorists attack perhaps Canadians will realize that our defence is in serious jeopardy and something needs to be done.