The polling firm Ipsos Reid recently asked Canadians about their spending priorities for the upcoming federal budget — and found some interesting results.
Pay pensions or fund fighters?
Tag Archives: Canadian military spending
No stealth fighters! Responses from MPs
Ceasefire.ca supporters have sent more than 3500 letters opposing the government’s plan to buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Some Members of Parliament have responded.
Fantino casts doubt on F-35 plan
Faced with ballooning costs, a series of damning studies, the possibility of a bombshell Auditor-General’s report, and a large public outcry, the Harper government has finally admitted that buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter might not be such a good idea.
"Mission Accomplished"
More details are emerging about the costs for the Roman-style triumph in Ottawa that marked the end of the recent Libya campaign. If the goal was runaway military spending, then the mission was certainly accomplished. The success of the Libya mission itself, on the other hand, remains in doubt.
“Mission Accomplished”
More details are emerging about the costs for the Roman-style triumph in Ottawa that marked the end of the recent Libya campaign. If the goal was runaway military spending, then the mission was certainly accomplished. The success of the Libya mission itself, on the other hand, remains in doubt.
Alternative Budget calls for cuts at DND
A Budget for the Rest of Us, the 2012 Alternative Federal Budget, provides a road map for Canadians to combat income inequality and avoid a “lost decade” of high unemployment and environmental mismanagement.