Originally Posted by
DeltaboundRedux
Canada had the 3rd largest Navy in WWII and it's expeditionary ground forces were large enough to warrant their own beach on D-Day.
Their military contributions to Gulf War I and Gulf War II were considerably less enthusiastic.
"What have you done for me lately?" isn't kind, but it's not unfair to say that the miltary alliance of the US and Canada (visa va the former British Empire/Commonwealth), under whatever rubric/treaty/understanding you'd care to mention, definitely would suggest that the US does the heavy lifting. Rightly or wrongly.
It's not 1945, of course. But modern Canada is richer and has more men (3x more +) and GDP (12x more) to feed into the meat grinder in 2025 vs 1945; it chooses not to.
It's not unfair to notice it.
They know they will be protected by default by a larger nation with a larger economy. It's brilliant on thier part and allows for more investment in citizens via socially safety nets. Rightly or wrongly they don't have to be the independant force they were almost a century ago.