And we in Europe could not be happier to have such a dependable partner with good strategies, excellent products and who has both honesty and integrity. We need Canada. Russia is waging a stealth war on us, aided by the corrupt US administration and its lackeys. Fuck them. Who needs them when a partner like Canada is available.
Fred, your article dove-tails with other big news from last week -- the defence deal with Ukraine.
Building drones is one thing, but Canada (frankly, the rest of the world, too) has very little (in Canada's case, no) DEFENSIVE interceptor capacity. The USA has blown through easily a decade's worth of defensive interceptors in the last six months, and it will take years to rebuild the capacity -- and Ukraine sees that writing on the wall.
So part of the deal brings Canada into the UA/EU "Freyja" missile defence system - of which first prototype is hopefully ready some time next year. Canada would be involved in sharing technical expertise, probably assist with testing it (CFB Suffield comes to mind), and mass-production. Freyja interceptors are (hoped) to cost about USD 1 million each (at the high end) - expensive, but still 1/4 the cost of PAC3 Patriot interceptors and 1/12 of the cost of THAAD systems.
These systems are meant to intercept cruise missiles and ballistic missiles (especially). This is the one piece Canada depended on the USA for, without the new agreement, and it would have been the biggest lure for Golden Dome. If we can build our own Freyja missiles (which will be designed to interoperate with NATO, and thus NORAD), the defence becomes more collaborative (as it should be) rather than dependent on US tech exclusively.
This is exciting Fred, as usual appreciate you doing the research and delivering it in a clear concise read. At 70 it is a fantastic comforting feeling the future 🇨🇦 generations will have a truly unified cohesive country. The next while is going to be challenging but have no doubt we are all in it for the long haul. This is exactly the news Canadians should be reading/hearing on national news (ie CBC), frustrating it isn’t 😣. But I share your articles with family and friends and of course re-stack. Thanks again!
To your point, Fred, about people whinging about subsidies to get Canadian manufacturers and their products to Europe (that’s money well spent), they sure don’t concern themselves about Danielle Smith selling us out to her oil companies with all the subsidies they get, and all the wreckage they leave behind for we, the taxpayers to clean up. And even when she got money from Ottawa, did she use it for the cleanup? Nope. So they can all just go to hell. 😵💫 🇨🇦 And Carney can give all the subsidies he believes are necessary. I trust his judgement. He’s proven over and over again, in just a very short time to have well earned that trust and respect.
And we in Europe could not be happier to have such a dependable partner with good strategies, excellent products and w
Thank you. Canada has a huge number of pens. We leave pencils and Sharpies for our American friends to sign their contracts.
And we in Europe could not be happier to have such a dependable partner with good strategies, excellent products and who has both honesty and integrity. We need Canada. Russia is waging a stealth war on us, aided by the corrupt US administration and its lackeys. Fuck them. Who needs them when a partner like Canada is available.
Love the article by the way Fred.
Thanks Fred, great article to read on Monday morning. Starts the week off on a positive note. Keep them coming. PM Carney got a lot going this month.
The first was a draft but I was interrupted.
Fred, your article dove-tails with other big news from last week -- the defence deal with Ukraine.
Building drones is one thing, but Canada (frankly, the rest of the world, too) has very little (in Canada's case, no) DEFENSIVE interceptor capacity. The USA has blown through easily a decade's worth of defensive interceptors in the last six months, and it will take years to rebuild the capacity -- and Ukraine sees that writing on the wall.
So part of the deal brings Canada into the UA/EU "Freyja" missile defence system - of which first prototype is hopefully ready some time next year. Canada would be involved in sharing technical expertise, probably assist with testing it (CFB Suffield comes to mind), and mass-production. Freyja interceptors are (hoped) to cost about USD 1 million each (at the high end) - expensive, but still 1/4 the cost of PAC3 Patriot interceptors and 1/12 of the cost of THAAD systems.
These systems are meant to intercept cruise missiles and ballistic missiles (especially). This is the one piece Canada depended on the USA for, without the new agreement, and it would have been the biggest lure for Golden Dome. If we can build our own Freyja missiles (which will be designed to interoperate with NATO, and thus NORAD), the defence becomes more collaborative (as it should be) rather than dependent on US tech exclusively.
Good points, Mr. Rowson!
Canada is on its way now!!
Thanks, Fred.
This is exciting Fred, as usual appreciate you doing the research and delivering it in a clear concise read. At 70 it is a fantastic comforting feeling the future 🇨🇦 generations will have a truly unified cohesive country. The next while is going to be challenging but have no doubt we are all in it for the long haul. This is exactly the news Canadians should be reading/hearing on national news (ie CBC), frustrating it isn’t 😣. But I share your articles with family and friends and of course re-stack. Thanks again!
To your point, Fred, about people whinging about subsidies to get Canadian manufacturers and their products to Europe (that’s money well spent), they sure don’t concern themselves about Danielle Smith selling us out to her oil companies with all the subsidies they get, and all the wreckage they leave behind for we, the taxpayers to clean up. And even when she got money from Ottawa, did she use it for the cleanup? Nope. So they can all just go to hell. 😵💫 🇨🇦 And Carney can give all the subsidies he believes are necessary. I trust his judgement. He’s proven over and over again, in just a very short time to have well earned that trust and respect.
Congratulations, Canada! Well played, and way to not lay down and die! Happy to read this article, Fred.
Great article Fred with the positive spin that we have been waiting for :)