*rrrring*

trudeau: hello?
obama: i'd just like to call to congratulate you on winning the election and becoming prime minister.
trudeau: thanks.
obama: now, about those planes. i don't want to have to do it, but if you won't buy them, i will have to release newt gingrich.
trudeau: what?
obama: newt. we'll have to release the newt.
trudeau: i....don't...
obama: see, son, we gotta get you caught up on this empire thing. we're the empire and you're the client. you get that, right?
trudeau: i was raised to believe that canada is a middle power.
obama: man, they had you hanging out with castro, didn't they? middle power? don't give me that. and, don't start thinking you can call the russians and make concessions without us, either. we're the empire. you ain't no empire. and, because we're the empire, that means you buy our stuff. we make it. you buy it. that's empire.
trudeau: i think...
obama: ...i think you'd better stop thinking and start listening. you're getting the memo.
trudeau: what?
obama: the memo. on empire. i'm not going to release newt on ya yet, i'm not that heartless.

*click*

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-f35-trudeau-harper-monday-1.3237046 

Fibonacci11235
A very good reason to buy the Rafale or Typhoon. My Canada is free

jessica murray
no, i agree with you. in principle. but, you know, there's that reality thing.

as canadians, we need to understand that what the americans want from canada is greater reciprocity on the military alliance. they want a greater proportion of funds towards shared missions, a larger amount of troops, etc. in return for this, they offer their protection - and withhold their wrath. if nato was a purely defensive alliance, we wouldn't have these kneejerk cultural differences, although keep in mind they're to scale; a war that has 55% support in america may have 35% support in canada, based on similar reasoning.

i don't like the idea of fortress north america. but i'd be more than willing to be a more enthusiastic supporter of defense co-operation if it were truly devoted to securing the borders, which i might add at this point includes securing borders from rising oceans. that's the kind of thing i would have overwhelmingly enthusiastic support for.

it's the endless cat-and-mouse overseas wars that are a strain on society.

canada may even be better suited to build certain kinds of infrastructure in the united states. an alliance where canada focuses on local defense issues and america focuses on foreign wars would be broadly embraced by canadians.

but, until a discussion about expectations can be had, existing expectations will be expected by the expectors. and canada's gotta negotiate it's way out of that, if it can