They reduced funding by $20 billion-promise to put $13 billion back with the bulk coming in years 4 & 5 so- Canadian Forces at the breaking point.

"The budget for the Canadian Forces needs to be doubled to about $30 billion a year if Canada is to secure the country and its sovereignty, says a new report by the Senate Defence Committee.

"At some point, the elastic snaps. And we think we're at that point right now," Sen. Colin Kenny, the chair of the committee, told a news conference Thursday."