That Liberal ad was demeaning to the dedicated people who defend Canada

Ad was 'offensive"

"Hillier veered from his organizational announcement to deliver a stern parting shot to Paul Martin, the outgoing prime minister, in relation to a Liberal Party ad that was released during the recent election campaign.

The ad, which was quickly pulled, attempted to cast fear in the hearts of voters by suggesting Conservative Leader Stephen Harper had plans to boost military presence in Canada's cities.

Hillier said it was offensive to members of the military, and pointed out that there are already uniformed military men and women working and living in cities and communities across Canada.

"Almost every other man and woman in uniform -- and I heard from thousands of them and their families -- were insulted by that commercial. We don't think it reflects the national treasure that our men and women in uniform are."

Also:
http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Columnists/Clancy_Roy/2006/02/01/1420500.html

"Canadians who hadn't realized how desperate the plight of our Armed Forces had grown under successive Liberal regimes should be forgiven.

The Liberals were masters at patting the military on the back with one hand while lacerating defence budgets with the other.

Military spending has plummeted so low, it has reduced Canada to a nation of "freeloaders" no other country in the world takes seriously, warns Colin Kenny, chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence."

"We're the eighth richest country in the world and in NATO, the only two countries that spend less per capita are Luxembourg and Iceland, and Iceland does not have an armed forces," Kenny told me in an interview one year ago today.

The senator might be a Liberal, but he has warned for years of the acute need for new equipment and trained troops in this troubled world. ...

"The security and safety of the nation is the first obligation of the government," he said."

The Liberals took out $20 billion and only "promised" to put back $13 billion over the next 5 years and expected Canadians to believe that was an "increase"