Should Canada have conscription?

[Babba_not_Gump]

Sure we should...and the FIRST ones forced to sign up should be the Tamara Lich and Chris Barber types!

You need to learn more about conscription. In many countries that have it women are still exempt and the age for conscription is either 18 or 19.
Those two you mentioned are beyond that age.

But yeah, I think conscription would serve our country well. Every able bodied male and female at 18 should have to put in one year of military training.

Free room, board and physical training for a year. Who can complain about it? Surely not Mom and Dad.

[Steve Bob]

Military service would be a very good learning experience for a lot of people.

Might stop some of the me, me, whining!

I agree but maybe give them a few other option like Wildfire Service, volunteer work or Senior Care.

[Bsuds]

Military service would be a very good learning experience for a lot of people.

Might stop some of the me, me, whining!

I agree but maybe give them a few other option like Wildfire Service, volunteer work or Senior Care.

They can do those after they learn the discipline of being in the military.

[Steve Bob]

I agree but maybe give them a few other option like Wildfire Service, volunteer work or Senior Care.

They can do those after they learn the discipline of being in the military.

Conscripts aren't cheap, they're paid a monthly wage. Ideally they'd find something they can do that not only teaches them discipline, but provides a tangible return on their investment. Use it almost as a trade school but for occupations in need of new blood.

[seewood]

None of it would matter one bit. I’m as proud a Canadian as the next guy on the bench beside me at the hockey game, but let’s be honest here. Take one look at China’s military preparedness and then look at ours. Their front line grunts are learning 10 ways to immobilize your opponent with your bare hands - and we’re fighting over whether the drill Sargent offended someone by using the wrong pronoun.

Our military spending has flatlined under Trudeau to the point of being called out in US senate judiciary hearings. We couldn’t fight our way out of a plastic, no paper, um uh drink holder box thingy.

How can we expect the true north strong and free to sign up and defend their nation when our own so-called leader ran and hid in his cottage because the truck horns were too loud. Pathetic.

Pphht. Just about got good wine on the screen

Anyway, some great points.
Knew a guy from Germany not long ago working here in Canada.
They had a system that worked, sort of.
After grade 12, 4 choices: military duty for 2 years, University, (not women's interpretive dance at a community college ) or you spend 2 years in the medical system learning some first aid type skill set, (ambulance driver, practical nurse) or enter a trade.

One of the issues we have in Canada is there are an awful lot of immigrants from other countries who I doubt have the same allegiance to Canada as ones born or have spent the better part of their lives here.
Implement some kind of military service, an underground economy will show up in a New York second regarding medical deferrals. You know, all of a sudden there will be 10,000 cases of bone spurs.

[Gone_Fishin]

When we were in a time of war men of a certain age were conscripted into the armed forces.

Many didn't wait and volunteered, to their credit.

Now,,,, in today's world.... Wouldn't (shouldn't) that apply to everyone of that certain age range ? Male, female and alphabet.

Interesting....

None of it would matter one bit. I’m as proud a Canadian as the next guy on the bench beside me at the hockey game, but let’s be honest here. Take one look at China’s military preparedness and then look at ours. Their front line grunts are learning 10 ways to immobilize your opponent with your bare hands - and we’re fighting over whether the drill Sargent offended someone by using the wrong pronoun.

Our military spending has flatlined under Trudeau to the point of being called out in US senate judiciary hearings. We couldn’t fight our way out of a plastic, no paper, um uh drink holder box thingy.

How can we expect the true north strong and free to sign up and defend their nation when our own so-called leader ran and hid in his cottage because the truck horns were too loud. Pathetic.

You're asking for more than Justin can give.

It's so sad how the Liberals have treated our veterans and our military. Why would anyone enlist? Conscription may be the next step, given how unappealing Trudeau has made the military.




Hopefully, the common sense of the common people will bring it home, a government that respects our vets and military.

[GordonH]

No matter which political party is the government, they all pretty well follow the same script.
Thank you for service &/or sacrifice… now sit down and shut the hell ie quit your belly aching.


Mandatory military service doesn’t seem to have hurt Switzerland citizens any.

[bob vernon]

*removed*

[Thinktank]

Conscripts aren't cheap, ...

BARGAIN OF THE CENTURY - Ukrainians AT 85% OFF

What do you think Zelensky pays the Ukrainians? $350/ month? Or would it be $250/month? That's a lot of money.

What do you think USA tax payers pay per dead Ukie in this war? $750,000. That's a BARGAIN
according to many many war pig politicians in USA and Canada. Including Mitt Romney and Dick Blumenthal.
Ursula vonder Lying said "Germans could never ever sacrifice (their lives) like the dead Ukrainians can do it.

If this war is for democracy and to save all of Europe from being taken over by the non-democratic madman, Putin, then I think Trudeau should start forcing Canadians into that war right now - every second we wait, Putin gets more arrogant. What kind of hypocrite liars give other people $350/month to go die instead of dying themselves?



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[George Orwell 1984]

Ah yes , the liberal specialty - name calling.

Tamara is a very smart lady. There are several million dollars that are "missing" from all the fundraisers that the freedom convoy people held.

Proof ?

[George Orwell 1984]

Tamara is a very smart lady. There are several million dollars that are "missing" from all the fundraisers that the freedom convoy people held.

Proof ?

The missing money was confiscated by the criminal liberals
Approximately $18 million was refunded to donors, while the rest was confiscated and put into a third-party fund pending civil court cases. The $6.2 million that is now in escrow mostly came from online fundraisers by Tamara Lich, one of the protest's main organizers, and cryptocurrency captured by authorities.

Nice try though , thanks for coming out

BTW the topic is CONSCRIPTION

[my5cents]

You need to learn more about conscription. In many countries that have it women are still exempt and the age for conscription is either 18 or 19.
Those two you mentioned are beyond that age.

But yeah, I think conscription would serve our country well. Every able bodied male and female at 18 should have to put in one year of military training.

Free room, board and physical training for a year. Who can complain about it? Surely not Mom and Dad.

Well there is really two forms of conscription. I always thought "conscription" applied only in time of war and "mandatory service" was the term used in peace time but in reading the definition it does not, it's both.

There is conscription "mandatory military service",,, , the US called it "Selective Service" generally in a country that has this, at a certain age (in most countries) males of a certain age are put on a list and are notified that they much serve in the military. There are certain reasons for exemption depending on the country. There is a prescribed duration they must serve.

Then there is conscription in time of war. In that case males between (usually) 18 - 35 are forced to join the military. They generally must serve 2 to 6 years depending on various factors.

Generally anyone holding a political office during war time conscription is exempt from service. In the case of Justine (intentional typo) I’d vote for an exception so he could serve and follow in his father’s distinguished footsteps.

For those that didn’t know his father was an Officer Cadet from 1943 to 1945, and saw heavy combat duty during the Second World War, while serving his entire military stint in Montreal <sarcasm switch [off]>.

[Old Sailor]

For those that didn’t know his father was an Officer Cadet from 1943 to 1945, and saw heavy combat duty during the Second World War, while serving his entire military stint in Montreal <sarcasm switch [off]>.

I would take being in a War zone over spending time in Montreal any day!

[my5cents]

I would take being in a War zone over spending time in Montreal any day!

Except Trudeau is a Francophone, so he was among "his kind".

[Bsuds]

Except Trudeau is a Francophone, so he was among "his kind".

Well that explains a lot.

My experience in Montreal was they had no use for Anglophones.

If you didn't speak French they pretty much treated you like

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