As Donald Trump continues to rapidly reshape U.S. policy on issues foreign and domestic, Canada is moving to adapt. We do underfund our military, we do understaff units, we do bungle one procurement program after another, and our military remains, as it long has, too small for a country of our size and global responsibilities. And in the meantime, Canada at least needs to be smart about using what military forces it has. Canada is already reinforcing our allies in Europe, tensions are rising in the Pacific, and Canada remains a part of the anti-ISIL coalition active in Iraq. It is long-past time for the Liberals to start properly recognizing the Armed Forces as an instrument of national policy, rather than political vanity.

Source: National Post January 27, 2017 20:07 UTC