🇨🇦 Canada’s 2025 draft budget allocates 763M CAD (~545M USD) for military aid to Ukraine. Defense Minister Bill Blair reaffirmed support, stating, “Ukraine is paying a terrible price for brutal Russian aggression. Canada remains unwavering in its support.” www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2024/11... - ThreadSky

noelreports.com • 165 days ago

🇨🇦 Canada’s 2025 draft budget allocates 763M CAD (~545M USD) for military aid to Ukraine.

Defense Minister Bill Blair reaffirmed support, stating, “Ukraine is paying a terrible price for brutal Russian aggression. Canada remains unwavering in its support.”

https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2024/11/20/7198850/

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hmpersonalprogress.bsky.social•165 days ago

bobmarley123.bsky.social•165 days ago

Its not much.
A tiny poor country like Latvia is giving 400M Euros.

For Canada its not even 🫛.

stormdreamer.bsky.social•165 days ago

We have been donating a lot the last two and a half years. This is only part of the packages delivered that include HUNDREDS of vehicles, tanks, ammunition, weapons, winter gear, rations and more.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/campaigns/canadian-military-support-to-ukraine.html

alynnkolstar.bsky.social•165 days ago

That’s more than they had before so it is good.

michalzemanski.bsky.social•165 days ago

So that's 0.00023364485 of Canada's GDP, or am I missing something?

d-cym.bsky.social•165 days ago

Military aid only, does not include financial or humanitarian aid.

michalzemanski.bsky.social•165 days ago

Are you satisfied with military help at 0.00023364485 of GDP? Is that serious military support for Ukraine fight for its survival?

d-cym.bsky.social•165 days ago

Canada has limited military manufacturing capabilities and what could be donated already has. Therefore, this is a significant amount of new capability being created. Is it as much as it should be? No. But it is probably as much as it can be at this point in time.

michalzemanski.bsky.social•164 days ago

This is great news:

https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3lbgy2h3l222k

d-cym.bsky.social•164 days ago

Yes, but this was in last years budget, not part of the amount that was indicated yesterday.

stormdreamer.bsky.social•165 days ago

You are missing a lot.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/campaigns/canadian-military-support-to-ukraine.html

michalzemanski.bsky.social•165 days ago

Seriously Canada, here's a country 1/4 of Toronto.

barrymosher.bsky.social•165 days ago

We should be doing a lot more.

aww-yiss.bsky.social•165 days ago

This is already a big increase. Canada is not doing bad here.

There is still room to raise this later you know

stormdreamer.bsky.social•165 days ago

We have been doing a lot for the last two and a half years including the donation of hundreds of vehicles, tanks, weapons, ammunition, winter gear, ratios and much more.

I suggest, bot, that you go back to Twitter. UR a disgrace.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/campaigns/canadian-military-support-to-ukraine.html

barrymosher.bsky.social•165 days ago

My comment isn't denigrating what we have already given, it's saying we can and should give more.

barrymosher.bsky.social•165 days ago

You think I'm a bot because I think we should do more for Ukraine? This isn't Twitter, we're allowed to have different opinions.

herebecausexsuckd.bsky.social•165 days ago

I agree we should be doing a lot more!

tomscaters.bsky.social•165 days ago

Does any #NATO ally have artillery shell and barrel capacity to replace US production?

hholter.bsky.social•165 days ago

Hmm. Unwavering support with breadcrumbs. That amount equals about $13 per Canadian. Really disappointing to see Canada just talking but not really meaning.

stormdreamer.bsky.social•165 days ago

That's on top of the aid in $, tanks, hundreds of vehicles, weapons, ammunition, winter gear, rations and more that we've given over the past two and a half years.

Read before you make such ridiculous statements.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/campaigns/canadian-military-support-to-ukraine.html

hholter.bsky.social•165 days ago

Ok, thanks for the link. So Canada has committed $4.5bln until 2029. In contrast, Denmark a country with a population of 6 milion, about 1/7 of Canadas, has already in the first three yrs supported Ukraines fight for survival with €7.2bln. I still can’t say I’m very impressed by the canadian effort.

pitirimsorokin.bsky.social•165 days ago

politikator.bsky.social•165 days ago

Not so much....

d-cym.bsky.social•165 days ago

People should keep perspective. This is for military aid only and does not include financial or humanitarian aid. Given Canada's limited military industrial capabilities, this is not insignificant.

jbehr19.bsky.social•165 days ago

Great to hear. Maybe there will be enough other countries to cover the gap left by the US.

bobmarley123.bsky.social•165 days ago

Its more embarrassing than anything else.

Canada is not a poor country.
But giving basically nothing.

jbehr19.bsky.social•165 days ago

You are probably right. The number should have one digit more. However, its actually hard to compare these numbers between countries, hence my post regarding the cost for the tax payers. Old equipment might be valued unreasonably high.

jbehr19.bsky.social•165 days ago

Also to consider, part of the spending of Canada might actually benefit the US in case they buy new replacement equipment from the US.

d-cym.bsky.social•165 days ago

Canadian army and navy have had "no US weapons" policies for decades because of the caveats that come with those weapons. This is accomplished by requiring any bidder on a contract to transfer the weapons without restrictions which automatically blocks US bidders. Exception is when no alternatives.

sanford22.bsky.social•165 days ago

Do you have a link for this? I did a search and there are lots of examples of Canada purchasing/importing US weapons. Is it specific weapons?

jbehr19.bsky.social•165 days ago

Thank you, I did not know that. We weren't that clever with Swiss weapons. When we wanted provide ammunition to Ukraine, I think that was for Gepard, the Swiss said no.

redmcredred.bsky.social•164 days ago

Should be at least double

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