Military Spending by the Government of Canada

MILITARY SPENDING *I BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA II TAKING A LOOK AT THE MILITARY BUDGET AND EFFORTS OF CANADA. WHERE DO YOU THINK OUR "PEACEFUL" NATION STANDS? CANADIAN MILITARY SPENDING TOTAL FEDERAL SPENDING HIGHEST FIGURE IN THE 2011 FISCAL YEAR SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR 2 $279 $24.7 PERCENT OF PER REPRESENTS FEDERAL BUDGET : CAPITA: 54% INCREASE BILLION BILLION 8% $560 SINCE 9/11 (2001) MOST NOTABLE MILITARY SPENDERS AS PERCENTAGE OF WORLD SHARE CANADA'S MILITARY vs PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS 0.3% IN 14% BILLIONS 3.6% 8.2% RESPONSE TO 25% INCREASE OF ARMED CONFLICTS $25 WORLDWIDE $18 41% $15 $10 Canada's mission in Afghanistan (2001-2012), helping the United i i States, has absorbed a significant I i part of the recent increases in I Canadian military spending. $5 $I 1998 2001 2004 2006 2011 MILITARY BUDGET ALLOCATION % OF TAX DOLLARS SPENT ON MILITARY BY COMPARISON: PUBLIC HEALTH 10% 16% 23% 27% 9% 34% PUBLIC SAFETY 3% NAVY SHIPS AND WAR MACHINES F-35 FIGHTER JETS RECRUITMENT AND GROUND UNITS OTHER IS IT WORTH IT? 2,900 CANADIAN SOLDIERS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS THE PUBLIC DISAGREES AS PER NATIONAL POLL CONDUCTED IN 2010 ******* A***** ******* 1 in 4 Canadians disagrees with the budget allocation towards the military 1 in 2 Canadians believe the federal budget could be allocated much better 3 in 5 Canadians oppose military mission in Afghanistan WOUNDED KILLED Th USA CHINA CANADA ICELAND