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Canada's ballooning defence budget not good enough for NATO

The alliance's leader says 2% of GDP is the bare minimum, which Canada hasn't yet reached

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Jeremy Appel
Jun 30, 2022
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the World Economic Forum in 2016. Stoltenberg recently demanded Canada increase military spending more than it has already. (Government of Canada)

Despite the Canadian government boosting military spending by billions in its latest budget and reportedly putting boots on the gr…

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