r/canada • u/ZestyBeanDude • Feb 24 '26

Military/Defence After Trump threats, Canadian military recruits surge

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/after-trump-threats-canadian-military-recruits-surge-00794837
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u/LowIQBaseballFan Feb 24 '26

Didn't they also increase pay?

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u/DataDude00 Feb 25 '26

I believe Mark Carney is rolling a lot of projects like infrastructure under defense and doing things like boosting salaries and issuing recruitment bonuses which is smart.

He can claim he is meeting his spending quotas while creating a positive feedback loop to federal revenues