![]() Those frustrations have only been compounded by the arrival of more allied troops - among them Danish soldiers who are in some cases arriving with Canadian-purchased gear that makes them better equipped than Canadian soldiers. The battlegroup of roughly 1,500 soldiers, including more than 700 Canadians, lacks modern anti-tank weapons, systems to counter drones and a dedicated short-range air defence system to guard against helicopters and attack jets. Dozens of political and military luminaries call on Ottawa to stop backsliding on national defenceĬanadian troops in Latvia are grappling with more urgent equipment shortages as well.Canada's defence spending hasn't made it a NATO pariah - but that could change, ex-diplomat warns.Poland is rearming itself at high speed - could Canada take a lesson from Warsaw?.
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