Petition for Canadians
For resoponsible military funding. Click the ‘Take action’ link on the page my link takes you to.
What the petition says is quoted behind the cut.
“Freeze Military Spending, Consult Canadians
Canada’s military spending is already 7th highest amongst NATO’s 26 members. The Liberals’ Budget 2005 will increase military spending by $12.8 billion over five years. By the end of the decade our budget will grow from $14.6 billion today to almost $20 billion a year, higher than any point since the Second World War.
The spending increases will be used to increase the capability of the Canadian military forces ability to easily intergrate with US forces to help them wage the “War on Terrorism.”
Meanwhile, Canada has abandoned UN peacekeeping - for every 10 dollars we spend on military missions - only 30 cents goes to UN peacekeeping.
It’s time the Government updated its defence policy and included Canadians in deciding what role our military will play in the world. Until then, military spending should be frozen.”
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