The agreed\u002Dupon target has been for each country to spend about two per cent of its GDP on defence. Canada has agreed to the target but has not revealed a plan…
Canada has agreed to the target but has not set out a plan to reach it, with current spending sitting just shy of 1.3 per cent.
But some observers say the time has come for Canada to signal to allies that it is serious about meeting its goals. The changes at this year’s summit include new European defence plans and a defence production action plan, which Stoltenberg said earlier this week will “aggregate demand, boost capacity, and increase interoperability.”Article content
The government has insisted it is pursuing a competitive process, but it has taken steps to get approval from the United States State Department to purchase as many as 16 advanced P-8A Poseidon planes.Article content His government has also pledged around $40 billion on Norad modernization, along with billions on purchasing F-35 fighter jets and building new naval ships. All of that will increase the amount the country spends.Article content
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