Pat Gray

They're putting in a couple of bucks.

Literally a couple of dollars.

That's about what they're putting in.

Yeah.

And they're Canadian dollars.

Oh, so they're not even close to being worth as much.

Yeah.

Now Washington appears to be signaling that the relationship can't continue on autopilot.

We can no longer avoid the gaps between rhetoric and reality.

He said, real powers must sustain our rhetoric and shared defense and security responsibilities.

He argued that while militarily capable...

Canada benefits the United States when they are militarily capable.

Ottawa has repeatedly failed to meet its defense commitments in a credible way.

So the timing is awkward for Carney because his government has loudly projected Canadian independence from Washington.

Continually saying that, you know, they're not dependent on us.

They don't really, they don't need the United States.

Okay.

While remaining vague about how it intends to rebuild the country's depleted armed forces.

Because that's what these countries do is they rely on us and our protection.

And so they don't spend anything on their own.