Whisper
June 21st, 2006, 10:26 PM
Ottawa will announce $15 billion in new spending on the Canadian military next week, CBC News has learned.
A report by SRC, the CBC's French language service, says the spending spree will be "Christmas in June for the Canadian Forces."
On Monday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to announce in Halifax that the Conservative government will fund the building of three new supply ships. That is expected to cost about $2.1 billion.
On Tuesday, the announcement will be to give the army new trucks. That promise, worth about $1.1 billion, will be made in Quebec.
On Wednesday, in Edmonton, will come the official announcement about helicopters. The prime minister will issue an invitation to tender for 15 new helicopters at a cost of about $4.2 billion.
Finally, on Thursday at CFB Trenton in Ontario, Harper will announce a competition worth $4.6 billion to replace Canada's aging fleet of Hercules aircraft, some of which date back to the 1960s.
Harper will also promise to buy at least four C-17 transport planes, which are massive heavy-lift aircraft, at a cost of $3 billion.
That adds up to over $15 billion and fulfills a campaign promise by the Conservatives to make the Canadian military a top priority.
FUCK YEA
finally!
A report by SRC, the CBC's French language service, says the spending spree will be "Christmas in June for the Canadian Forces."
On Monday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to announce in Halifax that the Conservative government will fund the building of three new supply ships. That is expected to cost about $2.1 billion.
On Tuesday, the announcement will be to give the army new trucks. That promise, worth about $1.1 billion, will be made in Quebec.
On Wednesday, in Edmonton, will come the official announcement about helicopters. The prime minister will issue an invitation to tender for 15 new helicopters at a cost of about $4.2 billion.
Finally, on Thursday at CFB Trenton in Ontario, Harper will announce a competition worth $4.6 billion to replace Canada's aging fleet of Hercules aircraft, some of which date back to the 1960s.
Harper will also promise to buy at least four C-17 transport planes, which are massive heavy-lift aircraft, at a cost of $3 billion.
That adds up to over $15 billion and fulfills a campaign promise by the Conservatives to make the Canadian military a top priority.
FUCK YEA
finally!