| Ryuu96 said: Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Thank you very much. First of all, I would like to say that Canada is reacting promptly to our requests concerning the support of Ukraine and this is true. This is more than a partnership. It’s something more. It’s something bigger. It's like being relatives, regardless of the distance. I want to emphasize once again the distance is not measured in kilometres, it is measured in completely different things, in values and in attitudes towards each other's history. It's a very powerful support. Not every state can boast of that amount (of support). Although at the same time, Trudeau is not boasting. I'm again very grateful for that. I realized that this is not the money of the government. But first of all, it's the money of this society and the taxpayers. So I'm truly grateful. Ukraine's Zelenskyy Thanks Canada, Condemns Iran for Drones | CTV News |
Canada's contribution are undeniable and help Ukraine in a great way, but for the size of our economy and the strength of our manufacturing capabilities I still believe we could and should do so much more.
https://ploughshares.ca/2022/10/canadian-military-aid-to-ukraine-in-2022/
if I summed up Canada's contribution correctly in 2022, it comes to $287.8m some package did not have value though so let's say $500m, this may look big but represent 0.028% of our GDP or $28 per $100k.
For comparison sake, this represent only 3.6% of missing budget for Canada to reach Nato 2% GDP target. (Canada's at 1.33% so 0.028/0.77(missing commitment) = 0.036363)
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