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Defence procurement vs. defence production: What’s best for Canada?

As the Carney government tries to breathe life back into Canada’s military and its industrial base with a new federal agency, it’s being told it needs to make the distinction between defence procurement and defence production.

The contrast in language may be subtle, but from a public policy and political perspective it would be a radical shift in mindset for a country that has divested itself of many aspects of the arms industry and has been reluctant to embrace and promote those sectors that remain.

The distinction is critically important as the Liberal government prepares to unveil the long-promised defence procurement agency.

by Blazingcatfur•October 2, 2025October 2, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Canada’s new warships could be obsolete by delivery time

Two small motorboats collided off the west coast of Vancouver Island this past summer, causing a large explosion. The crash was just a demonstration, conducted by the Royal Canadian Navy with equipment from a British defence contractor. But the technology on display has serious implications for Canada’s procurement of 15 large warships known as River-class destroyers.

The small motorboats used in the demo, called hammerheads, are designed for hunting and eliminating large naval vessels. Instead of having a crew, they are remotely controlled over a satellite link.

by Blazingcatfur•October 2, 2025October 1, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "RCN"

Canada Needs a Mandatory National Service

Our country can’t defend itself, and citizens aren’t patriotic enough to step up. It’s time to change that.

I joined the military at the age of 18, right out of high school. My parents were working class and couldn’t afford to pay my university tuition, so although I was accepted to several good schools, I chose the Royal Military College of Canada, where I’d be considered part of the military and receive an annual salary. During the academic year, our job was to study. Then in the summer, we did military training. We graduated as second lieutenants—entry-level officers—and then did four years of military service.

Canada couldn’t defend itself from an uprising by 3rd World TFW’s and Illegals.

Can you imagine young men and women answering a call to arms by a sham state that has destroyed all hope they may once have held for a decent future?

The Social Contract in Canada is broken and likely impossible to repair.

Our elites betrayed us and I can’t see anyone being convinced to defend Ottawa’s luxury values.

by Blazingcatfur•October 1, 2025September 30, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

The Canadian Armed Forces is a shrinking tribe

With only roughly one in 684 Canadians serving in the regular forces, thinking that the country could mount any meaningful deployment to either Ukraine or Gaza on short notice is reckless.

OTTAWA—Last week, at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke at a conference about peace in Palestine and a two-state solution where he discussed Palestinian statehood.

It was not a surprise that Carney would commit Canada to help implement a two-state solution; however, it was a bit of a shocker that Carney would pledge the use of Canadian troops to help enforce such an agreement.

by Blazingcatfur•September 30, 2025September 29, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

As China explores the Arctic, Canada’s military is preparing for confrontation

More than 3,000 kilometres north of the nation’s capital, soldiers, ships and aircraft of Canada’s Armed Forces gathered this week in one of the most remote areas of the country to answer one question: How would they board a foreign vessel that neither wanted to be seen, nor stopped.

What if the crew of that ship was near sensitive military sites in the North?

It may seem far-fetched. But vessels run routinely through the north with their transponders switched off — largely invisible to other ships, and not necessarily seen by Canada’s satellite and surveillance systems.

by Blazingcatfur•September 28, 2025September 28, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "China - Communist Slave State", Arctic

SLOBODIAN: Atheists pushing God ban on military chaplains (again)

Here we go again…

As Remembrance Day draws near, woke warriors within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are busy resurrecting a previously failed plot to muzzle chaplains and stomp on the religious freedom of Canadians.

Like hounds obsessively chasing a bone, hypocritical individuals within the CAF who piously preach inclusivity remain determined to exclude God from public military ceremonies.

(Incognito)

by Blazingcatfur•September 28, 2025September 27, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

NATO deterrence mission in Latvia drains the Canadian Army’s fleet of vehicles

The Canadian Army does not have enough vehicles to support both the brigade in Latvia and a similar-sized training exercise in Canada, a House of Commons committee was told on Thursday.

Maj.-Gen. Robert Ritchie, the director of the strategic joint staff (the military’s nerve centre), told the defence committee that over 400 vehicles of all types have been deployed for the NATO deterrence mission in the Baltic nation.

I bet they all got damaged at Pride parades.

by Blazingcatfur•September 20, 2025September 19, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Not just the F-35: Canada’s many U.S. military deals will be a tough sell to boycott-minded Canadians

Defence Minister David McGuinty is clearly getting tired of being asked about the soon-to-be-completed review of Canada’s purchase of F-35 fighters from the United States.

“You’ve heard me on this before,” he told journalists on Tuesday, with uncharacteristic frankness. “The F-35 review is continuing. It’s — I have nothing else to say at this stage.”

The poor man hasn’t been able to poke his head out in public over the last few months without facing questions about the politically charged review in one form or another.

My suspicion remains that other states have steered clear of doing business with the Carney government.

His Big International Success has been to promise Zelensky’s forever war more of our money while Canadians can’t afford homes and Carney’s Corporate Welfare pals swamp the nation with 3rd World cheap labour.

Fear of Trump? Canada’s unreliability? Carney’s Climate Craziness? Lots of reasons why.

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

Canada’s submarine choice could break tradition, embrace South Korea in Indo-Pacific shift

A South Korean company has made the short list to supply this country with a fleet of submarines, and if Ottawa ultimately picks Seoul-based Hanwha it would be the first time Canada has purchased a major weapons platform from a non-Western supplier.

It would represent a significant pivot from American and European contractors and forge a new relationship with an Asian country that faces major security challenges of its own, including a heavily-militarized Korean Peninsula and an increasingly aggressive People’s Republic of China.

Fearless Prediction: The Sub program will never come to fruition.

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

U.S. warns Canada of potential negative consequences if it dumps F-35 fighter jet

The release of the Canadian military’s review of the F-35 fighter jet is expected shortly but the U.S. has already signalled this country could face serious consequences if the Liberal government decides not to proceed with the arms deal.

Defence Minister David McGuinty has committed to the public release of the review which will come by the end of the summer.

by Blazingcatfur•September 17, 2025September 17, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "RCAF", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

German or South Korean subs? Ottawa’s pick will hinge on economic windfall

Ottawa will favour the pitch that creates the most Canadian jobs when it decides whether to award a contract for a dozen new submarines to a German or a South Korean consortium, the government’s point person for military procurement says.

The comments from Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr highlight the Carney government’s attempts to build up the Canadian industrial base while ramping up defence spending to levels unprecedented in recent history.

by Blazingcatfur•September 16, 2025September 16, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "RCN"

Handgun widely used by Canadian military at centre of RCMP misfiring investigation

The handgun at the centre of an RCMP investigation on Prince Edward Island has been the subject of a flurry of lawsuits and counter-lawsuits involving its manufacturer — and was recently acquired in large numbers by the Canadian Armed Forces.

The pistol, a SIG Sauer P320, allegedly misfired while in a Charlottetown police officer’s holster on Sept. 4.

Several U.S. law enforcement agencies have either suspended or discontinued use of the pistol this year over alleged safety concerns. The gun was also at the centre of an investigation by one branch of the American military following the accidental death of a U.S. Air Force security airman in July.

by Blazingcatfur•September 12, 2025September 12, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", RCMP

If Canada’s military wants the best and brightest, it needs to change its recruitment approach

The world is increasingly dangerous. Canada’s prosperity and sovereignty are under mounting threat from climate shocks, economic protectionism, ideological extremism, and predatory great powers. In this fraught security environment, our Canadian Armed Forces need smart and agile recruits who can leverage new battlefield technologies, navigate socio-cultural ambiguity, and respond quickly and strategically to threats.

But even after hitting a 10-year high in recruitment last year, the CAF is short roughly 14,000 personnel, and it is unlikely to meet Ottawa’s goal of achieving 25-per-cent female participation by next year.

Take away – Boys are bad. More girls needed and I’ll assume trannies are welcome.

by Blazingcatfur•September 5, 2025September 5, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Parts shortages, snarled supply chains are sidelining Canadian vehicles and troops in Latvia: documents

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently walked a gauntlet of parked military gear while visiting Canadian and allied troops in Latvia.

All of it was spit and polish, some draped in camouflage and looking showroom ready, if not somewhat menacing.

It was an impressive, seemingly substantive, display of combat power.

by Blazingcatfur•September 3, 2025September 3, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada

A look at the race to replace Canada’s rapidly aging fleet of submarines

OTTAWA – The contest to supply Canada with its next fleet of submarines heated up this week, as Ottawa narrowed down the competition to just two suppliers: a Korean company and a German one.

Here’s a look at where the massive procurement project currently stands.

1. Why does Canada need to buy new submarines?

Canada is racing to replace its deteriorating fleet of Victoria-class submarines. The fleet, bought second-hand from the U.K. in 1998, is rapidly aging and are expensive to repair and replace parts.

by Blazingcatfur•September 1, 2025August 31, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government