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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposed any deal letting Russia keep Ukrainian land, saying it would encourage other countries to break international rules.

Speaking to a NATO meeting, he highlighted Canada’s $19.5 billion aid to Ukraine and stressed the need to defend global stability.

Trudeau defended his plan to raise military spending to 2% of GDP by 2032 after criticism of Canada’s low defense funding.

He warned against isolating Ukraine, saying continued support is crucial to stop further global conflicts.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 hour ago

US goes to Afghanistan, build bases in Syria, destroy Iraq, police every country in the world. Along with facilitating Israel annex of Palestine and illegal land grab.

Yet Canada is not interested in making any statement.

If Mexico goes socialist for any reason, will see Canadian soldiers in the front line annexing Mexico with the US.

Hypocrisy in foreign affairs are fucked up, and escalating the aggression has no benefit for mankind.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Yo where was this attitude when russia annexed crimea?

🤔

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

If Russia is permitted to annex any part of Ukraine it sends the message that they can attack any country and eventually take over parts of it.

If the world doesn’t stop Russia from taking Ukraine, Russia isn’t going to stop once they’ve taken Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Exactly! I don't know why appeasement is even discussed with any seriousness. We've all seen this before.

Previously on: "World History"

England: "Fine, fine, you can have Poland but then chill out!"

Narrator: "He did not 'chill out'."

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Can’t understand why you’re being downvoted. This is quite literally the collective assessment of NATO.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago

It’s also essentially why NATO exists. I understand the “not involved in conflict” clause for applying but this seems like a special occasion where the conflict is coming from the whole reason the damn organization was created in the first place

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

"International rules"? Is that a thing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

only if its not israel or us

russia is very much wrong here, but the western hypocrisy of ukraine vs palestine is next level of disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Theoretically, it has been since the Germans lost WW1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Not really, nobody did anything when Germany had broken the Munich agreement in 1939. It wasn't until well into the war that UK and France declared it null and void.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Trudeau is spot on and Canada should ask the Blue States if they would like to be annexed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah sure, it will go like this:
2025 - blue states join Canada
2026 - red states aka the remainder of the USA face growing unrest as their funding handouts are cut off
2026 - tech companies in the province of Canifornia stop sharing new tech breakthroughs with USA due to posturings by their increasingly expanding military industrial complex and proposed weapon developments
2027 - huge skills drain in USA as health professionals and remaining scientists flee to Canada
2028 - Gilead starts amassing troops and staging 'special military exercises' on their border with Canada

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

Canada counter attacks via this banger. https://youtu.be/2gfve5QhWyI

[–] [email protected] 11 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

20 billion

Man, I'm jealous.

His country has universal health care and isn't wasting trillions a year policing the world like we are.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Trump will fix that, right?

/s

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Massive immigration has pushed our health care system to the breaking point in most provinces, also most of the world is annoyed at us because we're not meeting our NATO 2% GDP military funding. Our military is underfunded, most of our population borders the US so the current government doesn't see a point in military funding since any attack on us would be an attack on the US. Also he raised our taxes to pay for all this aid to other countries, he's not very popular right now because of all his new taxes. The second an election is called, he's out in his ass and TinyTrump will be elected in his place and we'll be in the same boat as you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 49 minutes ago

Massive immigration is not why our healthcare systems are at breaking. In fact, they are critical in staffing an understaffed system.

Leading with it, and blaming it, is right into the narrative that is electing these right wing governments.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago

I'll let you in on something else. We spend as much taxes per capita on healthcare as America does.

[–] Burghler 18 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Our healthcare system has been deteriorating over the last 5-8 years now though with many healthcare professionals leaving the force for higher paying US opportunities. It's lead to an annoying experience out here for anyone younger than 40 seeking healthcare.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago

Healthcare is also provincially managed

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

As an American, I'm confused that Canada has less than 2% GDP for military spending. Do you guys just spend all that money back on yourselves? Fucking nice.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

And Mexico spends 8 billion on war a year.

Very nice.

I'm jealous.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm assuming it's because they really only have a single neighboring country, the US. Despite the Fallout games, I doubt that the US invasion/annexation of Canada is even seen as a remote possibility, or something that they could really ever meaningfully oppose were the US to even try it. There's just no need to maintain a ridiculously large military when you're neighbors with the country that has the largest military spending on Earth anyways, may as well just spend your money on your people.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

We're annexing them through conservative news sources instead. It's slower, but quite effective.

[–] HellsBelle 15 points 16 hours ago

Yes it is.

sigh

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

Yeah honestly as a Canadian with 2 kids and another on the way. It's pretty awesome. We get in the neighborhood of $1500 a month for our two kids already and once the next one is born we will be getting north of $2200 a month from our government. It covers a lot of bills and makes the life we have possible. We live small but we make our money go a looong way and prioritize time with our kids over extra cash flow. My wife works part time and right now I'm able to be a full time stay at home dad until my wife takes another maternity leave then I'll go back to work part or fulltime.

Edit: Also our healthcare is fully covered. It's such a relief. My wife had one potential issue with her last pregnancy and our healthcare system went above and beyond to make sure everything was fine. They immediately sent her to a more capable facility by helicopter and had specialists waiting and everything. And it was all free. They take children's health very seriously and spend any money necessary.

Some people hate our healthcare system and I get it, it has its flaws. But when shit hits the fan and you are in need. They rush to your safety it's actually crazy. My wife and child ended up being absolutely fine but they didn't even take the chance.

One time my youngest had a really bad virus and was at home. He took a turn for the worse and started having low level breathing and his skin changed colour. We rushed to the hospital since it's literally 2 mins from our house. The second someone at the front entrance saw his little face it was like go time. They cleared the hallways immediately and like 5 doctors and nurses took him from us and rushed him into the Emerg. They spend a lot of time training for moments like that and when someone is really in need of help they are there and they work like a well oiled machine to save lives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

You get paid that much PER MONTH? That’s 18,000 per year.

In the US, most people just get tax credits. They don’t come anywhere near $18k.

If you’re poor enough, you’ll qualify for WIC which is state dependent, generally $25 per month per kid under 4 years, ~$50 per month for the mom, and limited to certain food/child items.

Thank you for sharing.

On one hand, it’s disgusting that we don’t have a similar system. Yet at the same time, you’re the “proof” against such a system and the reason conservatives would never support it - that people won’t work anymore if we had this system. Neither of you have a full time job.

There has to be a better compromise.

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