The Prime Minister said that, as a middle power, Canada understands how important it is to protect the rules-based international order

Summary

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposed any deal letting Russia keep Ukrainian land, saying it would encourage other countries to break international rules.

Speaking to a NATO meeting, he highlighted Canada’s $19.5 billion aid to Ukraine and stressed the need to defend global stability.

Trudeau defended his plan to raise military spending to 2% of GDP by 2032 after criticism of Canada’s low defense funding.

He warned against isolating Ukraine, saying continued support is crucial to stop further global conflicts.

  • @MangoEnglish
    1•8 minutes ago

    As an American, I’m confused that Canada has less than 2% GDP for military spending. Do you guys just spend all that money back on yourselves? Fucking nice.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•46 seconds ago

      Yeah honestly as a Canadian with 2 kids and another on the way. It’s pretty awesome. We get in the neighborhood of $1500 a month for our two kids already and once the next one is born we will be getting north of $2200 a month from our government. It covers a lot of bills and makes the life we have possible. We live small but we make our money go a looong way and prioritize time with our kids over extra cash flow. My wife works part time and right now I’m able to be a full time stay at home dad until my wife takes another maternity leave then I’ll go back to work part or fulltime.

  • @phoneymouseEnglish
    1•15 minutes ago

    I agree. I hope Ukrainians abroad step up and go back to defend their country. Working in the technology industry I know there are many Ukrainian men who have left and hold jobs at technology companies. It’s time to go back and fight.

  • @foggenbootyEnglish
    30•4 hours ago

    Raise the military spend now. Stop kicking the can. We’ve helped, sure, but we need to do more.

  • JustinEnglish
    43•5 hours ago

    2/3rds of Ukrainians want the same. They just need the help to resist the Russian invasion.

    Poll data was part of Perun’s latest video on the latest developments of the war and what the turning point will be:

    https://youtu.be/vf2vSoWsmgI (0:50:38)

      • The QuuuuuillEnglish
        20•4 hours ago

        getting 2/3 of anyone to agree on anything is hard enough when you’re not dealing with 40 million people, all of whom have direct consequences of the outcome of the decision. you’re gonna have a few deluded souls who’ve allowed themselves to think russia (lowercase intentional) is their ally, but you’re also going to have people who think the best thing to do is ceasefire now and find a better path in the future. i’d estimate there’s around one perpective on this war per ukrainian citizen, and so “should we retain our boundaries when this is over” is just one way of getting a cross sectional view of those perspectives

        • @[email protected]English
          7•2 hours ago

          With the war this long, I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a segment of the Ukrainian population that says, “Let’s just end this. If that means we give up some land for peace, and Russia pays for it, it’s worth the lives saved.”

          I’ve been reading a lot about the US revolutionary war and there were definitely those who wanted an end to hostilities even if it meant returning to the crown.

          I’m not saying it’s right because we all know Russia would absolutely invade again. But it might help explain some of the 1/3 that don’t agree with not giving an inch to Russia.

      • @[email protected]English
        17•5 hours ago

        I assume the other 3rd are “Ukrainian” in the way that they’ve been places in Ukraine by Russ, but remain loyal to Russia, not Ukraine

        • @[email protected]English
          9•4 hours ago

          Meh. To be honest, I shouldn’t be surprised that even if your assumption is true, this was the result.

          Hell, 45 became 47