Canada Shakes Off the Rust on Defense
The politics of military spending is a funny thing. Canada's Liberal Party spent the past decade making promises it had no intention of keeping, and in July 2023 we called Canada's 1.38% of GDP contribution 'pathetic.' But suddenly a strong defense can play well at home as anti-American, even as it helps appease President Trump.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $9 billion in new military spending this past week, enough to bring Canada in compliance with NATO's current 2% of GDP target by early next year. Justin Trudeau, Mr. Carney's predecessor, had pledged to meet the target by 2032, which might as well mean never.
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