Carney says Canada will spend 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035
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.At a press conference outside the NATO summit in The Hague Wednesday morning, Carney said Canada can no longer rely on geography to protect it as new weapons ...
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In the news today: Carney at NATO summit, Senate voting on major projects bill
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Carney says Canada will spend 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035
THE HAGUE - Canada and its NATO allies have agreed to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. Carney warned the country can no longer rely on its geography for ...
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