Furthermore, the Canadian military doesn't need to be a general purpose force. The Canadian military doesn't exist to protect Canada from an invasion. Instead, focus on specialty missions. Canadians aren't going to be deploying on their own, so they need to figure out how to create a military that complements allies such as the US and the UK. A Canadian force should be able to go into a situation such as Iraq or Afghanistan and integrate seamlessly with it allies.
This already happens, quietly. This is why there are, in fact, Canadians in Iraq right now. About 50 I believe. Every spring, my friends in the PPLI (Princes Patricia Light Infantry) are sent down to Virginia for training. And a lot of other units train there as well.
This was also actually a recommendation I made in a policy paper for a Poli Sci class a while ago (I was one of about 10-15 conservatives out of 200+ students. I got one of the only As on the policy papers though.) Integration is the only way I think we can survive as a military at this point, without spending more money. Ill try to dig up the paper tonight.