Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

increased, but to an extent. not everything the military buys is useful. so if we are to give more money then we should monitor what they are spending it on.

People who serve in the military should be paid more

Only increase because of threats of attack from the USA and to have more independence from them, otherwise decrease or the same

I would use military for more reconstruction and aid events, rather than actually going to war. So if we use our military for post war clean up efforts and to support countries own peace making efforts, I would increase the spending. I would not increase the spending for war ships or military planes.

Yes, and capabilities in the north need to be prioritized and procurement must be rationalized.

Yes, as the United States of America has proven to be unreliable.

I think that we shouldn't Evan fight each other ik it's idealistic but realistically we don't need to fight if we all just worked together

Focus on other concerns before military

Neither for now, but keep all options open.

Canada should disband the military.

Increase, so we can take down chine

Increase, but to help our troops obtain housing with a living wage and by replacing black mold/asbestos/lead pipe filled housing our troops currently live in.

i think we should think if we need to fight then raise or lower it

increase it EXPONENTIALLY Canada needs to be able to protect themselves and not rely on the USA to protect us

It depends on the situation. If the world is relatively stable, Canada can afford to spend less on the military and invest more in social programs, especially education and healthcare. However, if global conditions become unstable, increased military spending becomes necessary. In that case, the government has a responsibility to protect its people and ensure their basic security and survival.

I think Canada needs to stand up and stop letting a dictator push us around. But we shouldn't be spending more on military that we do our citizens

Increase and dramatically up the size while heavily modernizing our military. We should not have to rely on anyone else to protect us, but us.

Yes, we need to be able to protect ourselves and not rely on any other nation or alliance to help us

remove military completely and become uninvolved with all global wars, this can happen and countries have done it.

I believe Canada's military budget should stay the same, but the program become more strict than it is, but less than how it used to be back in the day. I also believe that military personnel should get more than they earn, because as much as certain ranks get a certain amount of money, they never actually take that home. Same goes for every other job. It's called a gross pay because it seems like you get to take it all home but then thousands and thousands of their pay is deducted by taxes, pension plans, death benefits, and employment insurance. For example, my father is a Master…  Read more Corporal and makes about $100,000 a year and gets paid bi-weekly, and there are quite a few times he does not have enough money to pay every bill, including groceries, and the catch-22 to this is the fact that our property is actually pretty cheap compared to a lot of others in this day and age with the outrageous inflations yet no rise in wages.

I don't really know how much money the military has but I think if they have less than they need, the government should give them and if they have to much they should stop for now.

Once again I am unsure given my lack of knowledge about this topic but if the military needs more funding we should fund then better with money from less necessary sources of spending.

I feel as our military doesn't currently matter as much as we aren't getting into many wars, but I do think it's important it's still funded in case of issue. I think

maintain current levels with a focus on modernizing equipment and meeting NATO obligations, but prioritize diplomatic solutions

I don't really know how much money is being provided for the military, so if I said I had an answer for this question, I'd be lying

The military is really broken right now and should improve quality of participants before getting a budget boost.

I think we should modernize our military equipment and technology to reach a sustainable, well-balanced level of readiness

it should depend on whats going on in the world now maybe increase since a war may very end up happening

Give them proper funding so that they can live and work comfortably, however, it doesn't need to be luxury.

Increased, but not too much. not everything the military get is useful and could be extorted by corrupt personnel

Let the government be the government as long as people are safe, healthy, have a place to live, a job, and clean food and water to drink,than do what they want

They should not be adding anymore money towards military, so they should keep it the same as it is now

Right now increase with the eminent threat of war but after decrease, there is more important things

Increase spending to the military providing it is used for military operations and not transitioning sex of recruits under paid medical or addictions

It depends on the state in which the military is using it. If a massive war is going on and they don't have enough resources, yes, not if nothing important is at stake. going on, they should just have the average spending amount

Increase our military budget for two reason. Military modernization and boosting the economy. We need to modernize our military and ensure we are ready for any threat that may come. We also need the government to give out government contracts to arms dealers to incentivize companies to invest in the military and the economy.

It depends on the current state of the military working in our country and the state of the military we are sending out to wars.

Increase, but after we fix the other issues with our country. we will have the military be a priority after fixing everything else.

In this day and age, I think we as a species have evolved enough to no longer need to "defend" our borders from invaders. Rather, use the budget of the military to reinforce social programs and vetting immigration.

I think w should increase/decrease when needed as in if something in the world is going on like a tragic event maybe we should spend a little more at that time to stay safe but if there has not been anything in a while we should put a cap on the amount aloud to be spent because we should not be spending taxpayer dollars on unneeded stuff when we could spend it on more needed stuff in the country

Yes, but not an unessesary amount--since the societys needs still need to be met. While military is important the government should provide equally for its people so everyones needs can be met; the millatary, citezens like farmers, the unemployed , and also the military.

we should match other countries spending for defense but not spend anymore on offense unless necessary

The military itself should decrease. Having wars in 2025 is complete idiocy, but for soldiers in the military more financial support is needed, plus better medical and disability insurance

depends who it goes to like if canada is using their military spending to help gazas war no but to help israel yes.

I think that people should make a "peace" agreement, and military training should be only for defending if someone breaks the promise. The one that breaks the promise should be strictly penalised.

increase more peace talks and have a standing army and navy and air force for protection but have size limits ya feel

Defence spending should match any requirements that the country has agreed to such as that put forth by NATO

I think the military budget should fluctuate. If we are need of a strong military then increase spending. If we are not in need of a large military then decrease spending

Increase, but only until we reach the minimum percentage of our GDP in defence spending as required by NATO

This depends upon the relationship with the neighbouring country. If relations are tense, like in case of India Pakistan, then definitely the spending should be serious.

If the government's military have enough military materials then no but if there is not enough then they should increase military spending to make sure that the country is safe of intruders.

Canada should maintain or slightly increase spending to meet NATO commitments and modernize defense while avoiding excessive buildup.

Seulement lorsque les besoins essentiels de notre population seront comblés (santé, éducation, logement, infrastructures...)

I really know nothing about this topic.I want to feel safe in my own country. I think spending what needs to be spent is ok.. like we have to live you should be mindful of the spending.

The money should better allocated and spent, leave NATO, and up spending. Fire all ineffective generals

I think that Canada should be spending more to effect a change towards greater peace in the world. We need to bring back something lije the peace corps. More conversation and cooperation among nations.

Question is confusing, do you mean spend more on Canadian military or spend money on weapons for Ukraine?

If we commited to 2% with Nato then we should honor that agreement, or withdraw from Nato and not expect help from Nato. If we don't require this security anymore, then reduce the amount of military funding.

Increase, but spend it on domestic research and manufacture of aerial drones and other modern technology (e.g. nuclear powered submarines to patrol the arctic which are produced at our own shipyards, creating domestic jobs and industry), as well as training/free military college for Canadians to receive military training as well as college/technical degrees. We should not purchase outdated diesel submarines and other absolutely useless equipment, nor should we purchase American military equipment at all considering they are no longer a reliable trading/military partner.

I think it should be if the military is running low on fund increase the budget or if the have to much have them pay the goverment

Strategic defence spending, implementing AI and permanent enhancements, without over-funding on weapons and an over populated work force.

I personally don’t have enough information in regards to how much money we are currently spending on our military, however I do believe it should not be on top of the list as other issues need to be resolved.

Normally I hate for us to spend on military, with Trump talking about taking over, we may need to increase spending

Decrease, and re-allocate the funds to other more prominent areas such as education, housing or healthcare.

At this time we should increase the military spending because the way the USA is imposing tariffs on us and the world might be slowly spiraling into WWIII, I think it could be a smart thing to do.

Increase, only after drastically reducing our deficit, and WITHOUT increasing the pay of top-ranking officials, and without increasing spending in areas that have no material benefits.

Yes, if the spending is heavily monitored and the military can aid other parts of the country and not just spend on equipment

I think this is heavily dependant on our relationship with the United States and the configuration of NATO. As of right now I think we should focus money on decreasing the deficit but if our alliances continue to weaken, military spending may need to increase

Should definetly increase its defense, we look weak infront of the other countries, lets not forget the fact that we own a big chunk of lank in the world, we are one of the most biggest country in the world.

Increase but also roll in some government programs into the military like northern medical staff and nav Canada staff. We could also expand the presence of the military in rural and Northern Canada with this approach.

Increase, because of the times we are in. In any other time where Canadians are not threatened by our neighbors to the sout, we should only increase after we find ways to reduce our deficit

Lower the amount of money spent on other countries and use the extra on military funding instead of tax payer dollars

the amount of spending right now for the military is enough but if a threat is posed and we are in need of more defence to keep our country safe then more money should be provided.

They should use the funds they found to hire the thousands of newly trained CRA agents and put that into our military to fight and protect our citizens instead of spending money on punishing and taxing the hard working middle class

If it is not our war do the minimal amount of help to keep connections then leave , it is not our war so we don’t need to participate and waste our resources, In terms of spending out of war , what are you spending it on and evaluate of there are more pressing matters to deal with first .

Increase to meet NATO's spending target, especially considering rising tensions with foreign adversaries and our sovereignty is being threatened by the U.s.

We need to increase it to keep Trump off our back and to protect us from USA or Russian invasion for our resources.

Increase, but on technologies that would even the playing field between us and overwhelming opposition; drone technology/EMP's

Increase is likely required due to our fraying relationship with the United States, but this would not be my priority in an era of greater stability.

I don't have a problem with spending more on the military but the bad decisions and the wasted money that results from them are abhorrent.

i am in the middle, but i also think it could be increased FOR the military members if that makes sense.

depends, if international tensions are high or there is a likely chance of invasion only than should the military gain increased funding

Military spending should be balanced with other national priorities, focusing on maintaining security while addressing social and economic needs.

It could stay the same, but serious reforms should be done to increase the efficiency of the army. Some branches can be heavily reduced, such as infantry or armored, While others such as air force and cyber should be increased.

If funding is incressed for military spending it should be spent towards education and recrutment. If the government incressees military spending on recrutment by putting it twowards educational grants or scollerships where the person that applies for it would need to spend 6 months for every year in collage or universaty with milatary service in resurves you may see an increase in recrutment. to add on to this for thoughs who finish the program and the time in the reserves they can have the option of staying or spending two years of active duty before leaving.

Continue plans to ramp up in order to meet spending proportional to our economy that reflects the pledges we've made in military pacts, which I believe stands at 2% for NATO presently.

Suppose the government is focusing on its people more than on war and the military and trying to improve life. In that case, they can add a little percentage to the military for unforeseen events.

Those that serve should not have to visit food banks. Those who have wilfully chosen to protect our country - among MANY other professions - if not all encompassing (Canadian born citizens) - should not be in such situations

Increase with focus on state-of-the-art equipment and a smaller highly trained body of active soldiers. Increase spending on building up the militia/reserves for emergencies

It should increase but depending on why it should increase. It something is not currently needed due to the country being at peace then it might be ideal to increase the military spending.

I think they should decrease it because their fighting for their country and risking their lives out there to save us and our world.

Decrease, and fund other militaries in poorer countries so that way they have the ability to fight as well.

No, should be dependent on the warfare scenario all around the world. (If wars are going on, increase. If not, decrease.)

Increase, as long as the investments in military spending demonstrate a pathway to civilian products or civilian benefit (e.g., GPS)

Only if there is sufficient funds to do so, not compromising other things that may be important, such as healthcare and other things of major value.

increase if Canada get their standing army back and if the situation demands it otherwise find a baseline that keeps the troops up to date and taken care of, take care of material cost and maintenance and also provide for our veterans when peace is in the horizon

Generally it should be increased, but the goal should be to reduce the deficit. However, if there are situations where it is necessary to spend more on military, then it should be allowed.

Not informed about current military spending to give an informed answer. Given current global temperaments and situations, I think it makes sense to increase in the event things do escalate.

It has the United States as an ally and NATO, which has the strongest military power, so, I would say neither.