Canadian Navy Runs Out Of Money

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OTTAWA — Canada's navy is out of money for operations as the military diverts resources to the fight in Afghanistan.

Naval commanders have cancelled discretionary spending to make up for a $25-million shortfall before April 1, the start of the next fiscal year.

Until last night, that included a 35-day fisheries patrol for HMCS Halifax, which costs more than $25,000 a day. But when the news spread yesterday, Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor said his department will come up with the money for the mission, which had been scheduled to leave Monday.

"I was given an estimate today that the navy would need $3-million to $5-million for fuel, essentially to meet these fishery patrols and a few other issues," Mr. O'Connor told CBC Halifax. "And I've told our officials, make sure they get the $3-million to $5-million."

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:rofl:

Not that you would ever learn such from the US press.

my personal finacial information.

They just need to borrow money from China to fund their military.

:shrug: