In , the federal government announced a review of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 2017 defence policy, entitled .카지노 게임 컬렉션� The government claimed this was necessary because of Russia카지노 게임 컬렉션�s invasion of Ukraine and the 카지노 게임 컬렉션�changed global environment.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

However, the fundamental problem with Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s national defence effort doesn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t call for 카지노 게임 컬렉션� the fourth one in 17 years. There are no shortages of national security threat assessments, policies to respond to them and even financial resources to support the military.

The real challenges lie in the failure to execute the existing policy.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Strong, Secure, Engaged카지노 게임 컬렉션� provided an analysis of the international environment that put an emphasis on the re-emergence of 카지노 게임 컬렉션�카지노 게임 컬렉션� and in particular Russian and Chinese territorial ambitions. This is obviously more relevant today given and China카지노 게임 컬렉션�s .

It also committed significant financial resources to the Department of National Defence, . While still well below NATO카지노 게임 컬렉션�s two per cent of gross domestic product defence spending target, this is nonetheless a high water mark for Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s defence funding this century.

The policy also pledged to deliver major equipment acquisitions to the Canadian Armed Forces.

And finally, it provided for a force size of .

Failure to execute 카지노 게임 컬렉션� and spend

The issue is less about 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Strong, Secure, Engaged카지노 게임 컬렉션� becoming stale, and more about the failure to execute its lofty commitments and ambitions.

A focus on implementing these commitments will significantly improve Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s national defence output to better meet today카지노 게임 컬렉션�s security challenges.

Start with the money.

For a decade, prior to and through the early years of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau카지노 게임 컬렉션�s government, the Department of National Defence was, for some reason, incapable of spending the funds Parliament approved for it. Total unspent funds over this time frame amounted to at

This problem continues. Last year, the Defence Department failed to spend more than . Meanwhile, the Canadian Armed Forces continue to cry poor while significant funding budgeted for them is left on the table.

The story of the dysfunctional defence procurement system seems almost farcical.

It can take decades in Canada . Yet, Ottawa has done nothing to come to grips with the nuts and bolts of defence procurement reform. Commitments to buy new equipment aren카지노 게임 컬렉션�t worth much if your approach to buying is fundamentally broken.

Getting the numbers up

In recent months, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre in the Canadian Armed Forces. He said recently:

카지노 게임 컬렉션�We need to rebuild the Armed Forces, we need to get the numbers back up 카지노 게임 컬렉션� and we카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve got to do it with a sense of urgency and priority because it is affecting our ability to respond around the world.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The current numbers of and the lowest in modern Canadian history.

Yet it seems to have escaped the military leadership that a big part of the challenge with recruitment and retention is likely owing to the reputational hit the forces have taken in the past few years over allegations of sexual misconduct among numerous members of its leadership.

This culminated with the conviction earlier this year of Gen. Jonathan Vance, Eyre카지노 게임 컬렉션�s predecessor,

Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s national defence leadership team needs to ask itself a basic question: What woman or man born this century 카지노 게임 컬렉션� the age demographic the Canadian Armed Forces relies upon for recruitment 카지노 게임 컬렉션� wants to work for an institution whose leadership is known chiefly for their archaic approach to women?

Arbour report

The problem of sexual misconduct in the military led the federal government to that sustains such behaviour.

Arbour issued her , at which time Defence Minister on its 48 recommendations. Seven months later there has been little action on most of Arbour카지노 게임 컬렉션�s recommendations.

These problems 카지노 게임 컬렉션� financial, procurement, human resources and culture 카지노 게임 컬렉션� do not require another voluble defence policy review to resolve. They do require hard work and tough decisions 카지노 게임 컬렉션� in other words, execution 카지노 게임 컬렉션� rather than more words on a page.

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