Canada’s $44B Defence Shift: Who Pays the Price?

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Canada’s $44B Defence Shift: Who Pays the Price? That’s the question every citizen should be asking—because the numbers are rising, the budget is missing, and your future tax dollars are already being spent.

Prime Minister Mark Carney just committed to a 27% surge in defence spending—$9.4 billion more than last year—to hit NATO’s long-ignored 2% target. The catch? There’s still no 2025 budget in sight. According to Carney’s own caucus, “figures are changing too rapidly” to table one.

This isn’t just about numbers. It’s about priorities. The government now says it’ll pivot from U.S. military reliance to join Europe’s “ReArm” plan, redirecting billions of dollars away from North American ties and toward European manufacturing. Carney’s remarks about U.S. “monetized hegemony” weren’t just economic—they were political.

Polls show Canadians increasingly support more military spending—but also want transparency. Sixty-two percent say this hike should be funded through cuts to other programs. Yet no one knows which programs. No one knows what gets sacrificed for this vision of sovereignty.

In a free society, budgeting isn’t just bookkeeping. It’s moral leadership. It reflects what a country values and who it chooses to protect—not just with weapons, but with principles.

Do we need stronger national defence? Absolutely.
But must we trade fiscal clarity for political speed? Must we choose between Europe and the U.S. in silence?

How can a government make the biggest fiscal pivot in decades—without tabling a single budget line?
And what would you sacrifice for security—if no one tells you the price tag?

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#canadabudget2025 #defencespending #markcarney #natocommitment #governmentaccountability