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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Canada is seeking new friends
Date: 09/14/26 8:37 PM
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I'm sure that's news to the Canadians

Not really:
conservative.ca - Conservatives demand accountability on defence

“The Minister of National Defence held a press conference last week specifically to brag about what he sees as successes in recruiting for the Canadian Armed Forces. But he failed to mention he knew that the basic training success rate has fallen to 77% in the first three quarters of 2025-26, down from a historical average of 85%.

“This is yet another example of Liberal mismanagement of our Canadian Armed Forces. A decade of Liberal mismanagement created a recruitment and retention crisis for the CAF, which was worsened by lowering the recruiting standards when selecting candidates and the government’s failure to increase training capacity.

“In addition to the 15-page report, Conservatives are hearing anecdotal evidence of recruits who cannot communicate effectively in either official language, horror stories of misogyny and racism among some new recruits, as well as recruits who do not meet the standards on screening being housed in tents instead of sent home.

I’ll agree that it’s news to Canadians who vote liberal all the time since their only news source is likely state-controlled CBC.

BTW I could have picked a number of topics.

They are trained and competent.

Are ground troops the totality of any military?
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