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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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[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months 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?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months 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.

[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months 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@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months 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"