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Canada to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035, Carney says – Nationwide

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Canada to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035, Carney says – Nationwide

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and its NATO allies have agreed to substantially hike their defence-spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035. Carney says Canada can no longer rely on its geography to protect it as new weapons and threats emerge on the wold stage. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte put … Read more

Canada guarantees to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 in pact with NATO leaders

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Canada guarantees to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 in pact with NATO leaders

NATO leaders — including Canada — have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the Western alliance to five per cent of the gross domestic product over the next decade, a decision that has given U.S. President Donald Trump a significant policy victory. They gathered behind closed doors in the Netherlands on Wednesday, … Read more