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  • Canada’s not as enthusiastic about that military spending because little of that money goes to Canadian companies. Even for things like shipbuilding, the rules are unfavorable to Canadian industry and a lot of the industrial benefits go to US companies. Canada tried to negotiate industrial benefits on the F-35 program, but it didn’t go well, and Canada entirely withdrew for many years.

    A GOP Senator is just a mouthpiece for US industry, they just want more Canadian spend, they don’t GAF about actual defense of Canada.








  • it’s not even CEOs as a class. It’s a tiny percentage of the CEOs of the largest companies, and even the richest Canadian CEOs are chump change compared to the “globally wealthy” that have real power. The richest Canadians, who don’t work as CEOs, aren’t in the top 2000 global wealth.

    CEO is a job. Rich people don’t have jobs. They make their money by being rich, raking it in under ALL economic scenarios.


  • John@lemmy.catoCanada@lemmy.ca*Permanently Deleted*
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    it’s pointless to throw a long term number out without considering what contributes to it. Canada’s growth, population growth, economic growth, and other factors cause the public service to grow. In 2006 - 2015, it also had come through some periods of suppressed growth as the conservatives slashed services provided.