Ordinary Seaman Page Francis learns navigational skills during the field phase exercise at Rocky Point, part of the basic training program known as the RAVEN Indigenous Youth Initiative on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.
Three new public opinion surveys suggest Canadians are growing more concerned about the state of the country's military — and about Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's threats to abandon allies who don't invest in defence.Ordinary Seaman Page Francis learns navigational skills during field training on August 8, 2018. Three new polls track growing support among Canadians for a boost in military funding.
Even though the Liberal government agreed at last summer's NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania to make the two per cent goal an enduring commitment, Trudeau and his ministers have not committed publicly to doing so. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has said that, if elected, his party would "work towards" the two per cent goal — which was the position taken by the government of former prime minister Stephen Harper.
Support for hitting the two per cent goal jumps from 53 per cent to 65 per cent in the Angus Reid survey when the idea of a second Trump presidency is factored in. That choice appears to have given some Canadians pause. The Pollara survey polled support for increased defence spending at 34 per cent. A full 43 per cent said Trump's threats shouldn't require an increase in defence spending.
Asked if the defence budget should be increased, 66 per cent of those surveyed by EKOS said more dollars should be going in, while only 18 per cent favoured a reduction .
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