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Canadian Forces airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza for the first time

The Canadian Armed Forces made their first humanitarian airdrop over Gaza on Monday using their own aircraft — delivering 9,800 kilograms of aid to Palestinians, according to Global Affairs Canada.

CBC News had exclusive access to the Canadian effort, which delivered food supplies like lentils, oil, milk powder and pasta using a CC-130J Hercules aircraft that departed from a Jordanian airbase.

Collateral damage?

Get out of the way, stupid! @fancypants_s https://t.co/Zfs7w9lcGK

— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) August 4, 2025

h/t Auntie Polly

by Blazingcatfur•August 4, 2025August 4, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Gaza

Carney wants to spend an extra $9B on defence by April. Is that possible?

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s goal of hitting NATO’s defence spending target of two per cent of gross domestic product this year will be an uphill — nearly impossible — battle, say experts and critics.

An extra $8.7 billion is earmarked for defence spending by the Department of National Defence (DND) or other government departments, and $370 million for the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). Allies had been pushing Canada to meet NATO’s goal for nearly 20 years — but actually actually doing so became imperative with Donald Trump in the White House.

Never underestimate the LPC’s talent for graft.

by Blazingcatfur•August 3, 2025August 3, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Top army commander says ‘completely unacceptable’ behaviour is eroding trust in the Canadian Forces

Top army commander says ‘completely unacceptable’ behaviour is eroding trust in the Canadian Forces

The credibility and reputation of the Canadian Army is once again being questioned following an investigation into alleged extremist activities involving soldiers in Quebec and revelations of inappropriate social media posts by members of an Ottawa-based reserve unit, the country’s army commander acknowledged Wednesday.

Lt.-Gen. Mike Wright said in an interview with CBC News that the recent twin controversies are eroding the trust the military has worked to regain following the high-profile sexual misconduct scandal, which saw the resignation or retirement of a number of high-profile leaders.

Oh I think it happened much earlier … and it’s called going woke.

by Blazingcatfur•July 31, 2025July 31, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Charging a soldier with terrorism may be a first, but Canadian military has history of extremism in its ranks says extreme-left broadcaster

Early on the morning of July 8, RCMP officers arrested four suspects — two of them active military members — in an alleged plot to form an anti-government militia.

The Mounties maintain the group had stockpiled a trove of weapons, including dozens of firearms and 11,000 rounds of ammunition, as part of a plan to take control of a piece of land near Quebec City by force.

Three of the suspects, including one of the active military members, are facing terrorism charges. A judge will rule Thursday whether to grant them bail.

It’s the usual CBC effort to degrade & emasculate the Armed Forces.

by Blazingcatfur•July 30, 2025July 30, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

I’m all for shared sacrifice, but let’s be clear about who should really foot the bill for Mark Carney’s proposed military spending

A national poll released last week found that Canadians favoured increasing the national debt rather than raising taxes as the best way to pay for the gigantic increase in military spending recently pledged by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The poll result is hardly surprising. But it tells us nothing.

Indeed, the poll is of dubious value, since it left out the most basic question: Do you support Carney’s plan to massively increase military spending over the next decade?

by Blazingcatfur•July 24, 2025July 24, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

How should Canada rearm itself? Fix aging bases, buy submarines, air-defence systems, experts say

Submarines to prowl Canada’s coasts, surface-to-air missiles to protect its cities and billions of dollars for aging military-base infrastructure that in many cases dates back to the Second World War.

For years, the Canadian military has drawn up lists of what it needs to bolster its readiness and capabilities. Now, it may have the cash to change how Canada defends itself.

by Blazingcatfur•July 20, 2025July 20, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Military asked to consider dismissing members after 1st offence of unwanted touching of enemy soldiers

Military asked to consider dismissing members after 1st offence of unwanted sexual touching

Defence Minister David McGuinty wants the military to review a trend in civilian court toward judges supporting workplaces firing Canadians for any unwanted sexual touching on the job — even if it happened once.

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is launching new advisory panels this fall to discipline military members for sexually inappropriate behaviour.

by Blazingcatfur•July 19, 2025July 18, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Canadian companies gear up for a big boost in defence spending

A sight not seen since the Oklahoma Land Rush

On a Tuesday morning in late June, a crowd of investors, government officials, entrepreneurs and bankers huddle in a small conference room on the 53rd floor of the TD Bank Tower in downtown Toronto to mull over the possibility of imminent conflict.

Kevin Reed, president of the European Defence, Security, and Resilience Bank, asks the attentive crowd before him how many of them think Canada will be at war in five years. Nearly half of them raise their hands. Next, he asks how many think Canada will be at war in two years. A few put down their hands, but many remain. Then, he asks, “How many think we’re at war now?” Some hands are still raised.

by Blazingcatfur•July 18, 2025July 18, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

CHODAT: When it comes to defence, let’s stick with common sense

‘A long-distance alliance based on colonial nostalgia won’t serve Canada better than our largest trading partner next door. ‘

Let me begin by saying that this is the first time I have ever written to any news outlet — a fact that speaks volumes about the respect I have long held for the Western Standard. As a committed reader and subscriber, I have consistently trusted the WS to offer honest, grounded reporting and thoughtful analysis that stands apart from the distortions of the mainstream media.

That trust was shaken with your recent publication of Jamie Weir’s opinion piece advocating for a CANZUK alliance over closer integration with the United States.

by Blazingcatfur•July 17, 2025July 17, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Soldiers accused in alleged militia plot had limited access to army bases, equipment

The soldiers charged in connection with an alleged terrorist conspiracy had been under restrictions that limited their access to army bases and equipment, and none of the weapons, ammunition or explosives in their alleged arsenal originated from the Canadian military, the Department of National Defence (DND) says.

The statement from the DND on Monday morning did not say where those items, which were seized as part of the RCMP-led investigation that led to four arrests last week, came from.

Does CAF have weapons?

by Blazingcatfur•July 15, 2025July 14, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Terrorism - Domestic

Half of Canadians would volunteer to fight if war breaks out … maybe

As Canada ramps up defence spending in an effort to meet its NATO commitments, a pollster suggests the military may struggle to find the people it needs. According to a new Angus Reid Institute poll, just under half of Canadians say they’d be willing to serve if war broke out, and younger adults were the least likely to say they would volunteer.

The poll results are far less encouraging than the article implies.

by Blazingcatfur•July 14, 2025July 14, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada

Cory Morgan: Shunning of ‘Warrior Culture’ in Canada’s Military Must End

Canada’s reinvestment into its Armed Forces was long overdue, and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announced plan to increase defence spending to 5 percent of the GDP by 2025 was welcome. Canada has long faced criticism from NATO allies for its refusal to meet the defence spending obligation of 2 percent of the GDP.

Canada’s military has been working with antiquated equipment and low budgets for a long time. Canadian troops deployed to Poland in 2023 were forced to seek out their own food sources while on duty. When we can’t even feed our forces when they are on deployment, we have serious issues.

by Blazingcatfur•July 13, 2025July 13, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Mark Carney needs to explain to Canadians how we’re going to pay for our national defence

It wasn’t so long ago that Canada perennially cashed in on its so-called “peace dividend.” The logic went like this: while our tanks might rust, the salaries of our Armed Forces members stagnate, and our ammunition stockpiles dwindle, the government could reallocate military spending toward areas of more immediate concern — entitlement programs, infrastructure and other “flavours of the day.”

Point to whichever geopolitical disaster from recent history you like, one thing is painfully clear: the dividend has been spent. But the problem isn’t just that our leaders have been slow to acknowledge this new reality — it’s that they’ve been even slower to act on its implications. Because the inverse logic now applies: in a more volatile world, there is a crisis fee to pay. A big one.

by Blazingcatfur•July 13, 2025July 13, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Success of Canada-Europe defence pact uncertain, former government officials warn

A security and defence pact that Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with the European Union last month faces major obstacles that will likely slow or limit progress in delivering benefits to Canada, former government officials warn.

The Security and Defence Partnership, inked by Mr. Carney ahead of a NATO summit in June, was pitched as an effort to reduce Canada’s reliance on U.S military contractors and generate new business for Canada’s defence industry. It ushers the way for Canada to join in a European Union push to re-arm itself in the face of an expansionist Russia under President Vladimir Putin.

So long as Brookfield profits it’s all good.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2025July 9, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

RCMP charges CAF members with trying to create ‘anti-government militia’ and seize land

Three men face a terrorism charge for allegedly planning to create an anti-government militia and seize land in Quebec, according to the RCMP.

According to a news release Tuesday morning, the Mounties say the group was involved in an alleged ideologically motivated violent extremism plot “intending to forcibly take possession of land in the Québec City area” and included active members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

I bet at least two are RCMP.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2025July 8, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Terrorism - Domestic, WTF?