Paul Martin admits share of blame for reduced spending on military. Will his Liberal Party of Canada admit to the rest of the blame? Or is he going to blame that on the brave men and women who tried to get the used junky submarines to Canada from the used sub lot in the U.K.?
Paul Martin took some of the responsibility for the underfunded state of Canada’s military on Monday as he visited with troops near Quebec City.
Martin had just finished lunch with a group of soldiers at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier when he said he hopes to invest more money in troops and equipment.
“We have to turn around our dwindling investment which, I admit, I have a certain responsibility for causing,’’ Martin said.
“Your superiors here are just too polite to say it,’’ he added, causing scattered laughter among the soldiers.
Martin was finance minister in the 1990s when the military suffered deep cuts and reduced troop levels.
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