Daphne Bramham: Can a charm offensive buy the Canadian navy support?

The Royal Canadian Navy is on a charm offensive. It’s come after the Liberal government’s plans to increase defence spending by 73 per cent to $62-billion over the next decade.
Before the 2016 federal budget, Canadians were asked for their 15 top picks for where their money should be spent. Health care was first and defence spending was 14th, with only five per cent support.
Canadians may love the idea of peacekeepers, but are less keen on combat troops. Since the Second World War, C