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With opposition MPs pushing motions to direct Canadian foreign policy —whether out of ideology or symbolism—pressure is being put on the cabinet’s exclusive control over the management of Canada’s place on the world stage. Over the last two Parliaments, Conservative and NDP MPs have moved a number of such opposition day motions, most of which have passed, including three with the cabinet's support in the current parliamentary session.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voted for a 2018 Conservative motion, which included a call to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, but his government never moved forward with the listing. photograph by Andrew Meade While defence spending has risen slightly by then, its spending as a portion of its GDP remains stagnant at 1.38 per cent. DND has also pledged $2.5-billion in cuts over the next three fiscal years.
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