Poilievre said he was 'embarrassed' to watch Prime Minister Justin Trudeau get treated like 'a human piñata' at this week's NATO leaders' summit over Canada's defence spending.
leaders’ summit, where Trudeau was dogged by calls to commit to reaching the alliance’s target on defence spending.
Trudeau on Thursday said Canada will reach two per cent by 2032 “with confidence and assurance,” but gave no specifics on how that will be achieved. He also criticized the focus being given to the target that he called a “crass mathematical calculation.”The Conservatives on Thursday did not specifically answer questions from Global News about Poilievre committing to Trudeau’s timeline, or if he would try to reach two per cent more quickly.
In pure dollar value, Canada ranks seventh among NATO allies, according to the alliance. But in share of GDP spent on defence, Canada is fifth to last. But Poilievre argued that under that same Conservative government, military equipment was procured and delivered to the front lines of conflicts like Afghanistan more quickly than today.
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