We need to pick one.

Either acknowledge that our sad company groups, single ships and staff officer delegations are insufficient for a NATO country and make a genuine effort or do nothing at all and be very blunt that we're not interested in playing.  Granted, the US will take over our skies and oceans but hey, that's the way of it.

In any event, this government's fictional defence aspirations manages to outdo the Harper government and that's saying something.