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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn't commit to doing so.
Blair says Canada could ‘absolutely' achieve 2% NATO target in 2 years
Defence Minister Bill Blair says it could take ‘as much as two years to get to that level of capability.’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last summer that he expected Canada to reach the alliance’s defence spending target by 2032.
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Trump says Canada should become part of U.S. Our head of state isn't weighing in.
Canada’s political leadership has found rare unanimity in recent weeks: nobody wants the country to become the “51st state,” as U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pitched.
Defence minister accelerates 2% NATO spending timeline to 2027 amid pressure from Trump
Trump says U.S. will ask all NATO member countries to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP
While Canada’s spending on defence is less than 2 per cent, no NATO member spends as much as what Trump is requesting
Trump defends demand for NATO members to spend 5% of GDP on defence
Allies or enemies? Trump’s threats against Canada and Greenland put NATO in a tough spot
It may be too extreme for Canada or Denmark to view the U.S. as an enemy in the wake of Trump annexation threats, but the line between enmity and amity is currently blurred.
European nations funding Palestinian terrorism-linked group — while shirking NATO obligations
European nations are funding a controversial United Nations group linked to Palestinian terrorism — while shirking their obligations to NATO, records show.
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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn't commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to ...
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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn’t commit
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn’t commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to ...
Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trump could test those ties.
Current and former European and US officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.
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Could Canada’s military spending be fast-tracked?
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jennie Carignan, talks military procurement. With Donald Trump's relentless pressure on NATO countries to pay more, could a different, faster way of procuring military hardware be possible?
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Canadian CEOs Want More Guns, Less Bread
Canada’s Business Council is pushing to triple the country’s military spending while cutting other government programs. This strategy, tied to NATO commitments and US trade relations, would shift billions away from social programs toward defense contractors.
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Trump is threatening tariffs against Canada and Mexico. Here's what that would mean
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Kenneth Smith Ramos, Mexico's former USMCA chief negotiator, about the impact of the tariffs that President Trump has threatened against Mexico and Canada.