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Young Canadians are being priced out of home ownership and even parenthood. Why on earth would mandatory national service make them love their country more? (www.thestar.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The incumbent (Tory) party in the UK has included national service in their campaign leading up to next month's ~~federal~~ [edit: national] election.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c988jdxl02vo

The proposed new scheme would not be conscription, where people are legally required to join the armed forces for a period. But it would compel people by law to complete a community programme over a 12-month period, or enrol in a year-long military training scheme, when they turn 18.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah the article mentions that. And it mentions some conservative newspapers here are supporting the UK tories. But is anybody seriously talking about it for here?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I hope not, but conservative bad ideas do seem highly contagious.

[–] Z3k3 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sorry to be that guy but it's just too jarring to me

We don't have federal elections it's a general election.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apologies, corrected to national. More importantly, how do you feel about the incumbent party in your country planning to introduce soft conscription?

[–] Z3k3 3 points 1 month ago

I don't think conscription is really the way to go. Make people do a thing they don't want to do then hand them a gun makes me nervous.

Besides how is he paying for it pretty sure the military is one of those things they constantly want to make more "efficient"