'Two per cent is now the floor for our defence spending,' said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. 'It's not good enough what we do now.'
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg insists the status quo is “not good enough,” warning leaders who have gathered in Washington, D.C., for the alliance’s annual summit — including
Sources have told Global News the Biden administration is increasingly losing patience with Canada for not paying its share in defence.In May, a group of U.S. senators sent a letter to Trudeau expressing their disappointment.Canada routinely misses the current benchmark of spending at least two per cent of GDP on defence. NATO estimates Canada spends 1.37 per cent. But Stoltenberg said even that benchmark is only the bare minimum expected of allies.
“When we took office, Canada was spending less than one per cent of its GDP on defence every year. We vowed to change that right away, and we followed through on our word,” said Trudeau. In pure dollar value, Canada does rank seventh among NATO allies, according to the alliance. But in share of GDP spent on defence, Canada ranks fifth to last.Freeland defends Canada’s defence spending, calling country 7th ‘biggest’ spender in NATO alliance“I have no intention of Canada being a free-rider,” Blair told a security forum on the eve of the summit.
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