NATO, Canada and Trudeau

Trudeau tells NATO allies Canada is on track to meet 2% spending target
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a meeting of parliamentarians from NATO nations Monday that Canada is on track to meet its commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence by 2032. "We are on a clear path to reach two per cent in the coming years ...
Canada on ‘clear path’ to reach NATO’s 2% target, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada has made sure its investments in targeted NATO spending 'are as concrete as possible,' but added that more needs to be done.
NATO Allies Furious as Canada Delays Defense Spending Target
Canada is preparing to increase its defense spending to meet NATO’s 2 percent target of gross domestic product (GDP). The slow pace of progress has drawn criticism from U.S. lawmakers and concerns about how it impacts the alliance’s unity and readiness.
Trump allies lose patience with Canada’s promises to NATO on spending
“The Trudeau policies are the freeloading policies of a NATO of decay. If everyone had the policies of Trudeau, there would be no NATO,” said Turner, who also serves as vice chair of the Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Canada’s defense minister: Help us speed up spending under Trump
Canada’s military chief is working to soften the expected blowback from President-elect Trump’s return to office, with Canada trailing the majority of NATO allies in
Trudeau defends Canada's military spending at NATO assembly
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada's military spending, telling the NATO parliamentary assembly in Montreal that the country is on a "clear path" to meet the spending goal of two per cent of GDP.
Canada's Trudeau condemns violent protests as NATO meets in Montreal
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday condemned violence and antisemitism at anti-NATO and pro-Palestinian protests in downtown Montreal on Friday night, where NATO delegates have gathered for the alliance's annual assembly.
U.S. Pressures Canada Over NATO Defense Spending Shortfall
Canada is under increasing pressure from allies of President-elect Donald Trump to accelerate its defense spending to meet NATO's 2% GDP target. Despite Defense Minister Bill Blair's commitment to reach this goal by 2032,
As pressure ramps up, Trudeau government will try to beat current NATO spending target, Bill Blair says
The federal government came off a weekend of renewed pressure to more quickly crank up defence spending with new versions of ...
CEOs say Canada's failure to hit NATO targets by 2030 like playing economic 'Russian Roulette'
The federal government risks jeopardizing the economy unless it meets its NATO military alliance spending obligations within ...
Montreal mayor, police chief defend officers after weekend anti-NATO protest vandalism
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante condemned the actions of protesters and defended police after chaos broke out at a ...
John Ivison: Another wake-up call to ready for war as Canada slumbers on
Canada is falling behind with no serious effort underway to follow suit, the report warns: “Instead, Canada’s political ...
Canada 'already past due' on NATO defence spending target: U.S. House intelligence committee chair Mike Turner
The chair of the United States House intelligence committee says Canada needs to accelerate its defence spending targets, ...
Business lobby urges Canada to aim for 3 per cent defence spending
The Business Council is further recommending some of the defence cash is spent on high-risk, high-reward bets that could ...
Canada Post strike leaves foreign nationals stuck waiting for critical documents
Foreign nationals from the U.S. are stuck in Canada as they wait to receive their passports with newly-granted work visas.