Perhaps those complaining about the allegedly inadequate response on the part of the Canadian armed forces will demand that the Canadian government actually spend more money on the armed forces and be willing to pay the tax money to do so or reduce federal spending on other goodies correspondingly. Of course,  they will be hard pressed to find a party that supports increased military spending and actually means it. The Conservatives sometimes talk the talk but don't walk the walk.  The other parties don't even talk the talk and criticize anyone who does.  Canadian military spending is at the bottom of NATO and other western countries as a percentage of GNP. The reason is ultimately that Canadian taxpayers aren't willing to spend any more, though Canadian citizens abroad and their relatives here---whether they are taxpayers is another question---are ready to criticize the Canadian military for not rescuing them from hurricanes or civil wars or whatever.