Canada, like many other countries, is in the process of restructuring its defence budget and asking itself some serious questions. Is that not reason enough to have these kinds of discussions immediately, be it domestically or externally, before making any large acquisitions that are not compatible with the smart defence strategy?
Before we go ahead and spend money and saddle ourselves with equipment that does not suit our future operational needs, should we not ask the government to come together to swiftly figure out its defence vision for the future?