Bureaucratic inaction suited a cabinet that was concerned about escalation by the Russians, if Canada contributed weapons that actually made a difference on…
The explanation is that the Americans provided Justin Trudeau cover to beef up a military aid program that was starting to look like it was all hat and no cattle.Article content
But why has it taken two months of a conflict to restore justice in Ukraine for Canada’s contribution to come close to matching the rhetoric of its ministers? The lack of zeal was reflected in the military and the bureaucracy at National Defence, where the default position is to play down Canada’s ability to contribute.
Norman scoffed at that idea. “Send them the owners’ manual. They’ll figure it out,” he said. “The bureaucracy grabs on to this kind of thing if it is predisposed to not do something.”Article content
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