Trudeau defends Canada’s military spending against U.S. senator’s scolding
Lt.-Gen. Gregory Guillot, U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick to run the North American Aerospace Defence Command , vowed to do so when questioned by Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan during a meeting to confirm his nomination.
“I hope the Canadians are watching your confirmation hearing.… Can you commit to this committee that you can have discussions with the Canadians and say, ‘Hey look, when you’re not supporting NATO, when you’re not supporting missile defence for North America, it’s actually harmful to the alliance’?” Sullivan asked.“Yes, senator. You can count on me to do that,” Guillot replied.
“We continue to engage around the world, even as we continue to procure the kinds of equipment that the Canadian Armed Forces are going to need to continue to do their work.… We’re going to continue to step up in this time of increased concerns around security everywhere around the world.” Those issues aside, Canada has been under pressure from NATO allies to dramatically ramp up defence spending to two per cent of GDP – a NATO target. Canada has agreed to that target but has not set out a plan to reach it, with current spending sitting just shy of 1.3 per cent.
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