Canada is negotiating with seven countries around the world to establish military bases: Kuwait, Germany, Jamaica, Senegal, Kenya, Singapore, and South Korea.

If ever we needed more proof that our political leaders serve the Rothschilds, and our democracy is a charade, this is it.

Despite the fact that the majority of Canadians want less "defense" spending, Canada is embarked on a military-spending spree "unlike anything experienced since the Second World War. In just 10 years, our annual defense spending has more than doubled -- from $10 billion in 2000 to $21.8 billion today -- and is just getting into its stride."

Canadians are being asked to cough up $30 billion for F-35 fighter jets that won't be ready until 2016 and another $40 billion to replace navy ships over two decades.

Why? 

"Canada is a "go-to" nation for international military engagements and the federal government is embracing the increasingly expeditionary role, says Defense Minister Peter MacKay (left.) He hinted Thursday the military's current high tempo -- what MacKay said was the "the highest it's been in 60 years" -- will continue for the foreseeable future.

"The focus of the planning, let's be clear, is on our capability for expeditionary participation in international missions," MacKay told reporters at a military trade show. "We're big players in NATO, we're a country that has become a go-to nation in response to situations like what we're seeing in Libya, like we saw in Haiti, we are constantly working within that paradigm of countries to see where we can bring that niche capability to bear."

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