Trudeau says Canada expects to hit NATO defence spending target in 2032

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After days of pressure from NATO allies at the annual summit in Washington, D.C.

, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canada"fully expects" to hit the alliance's defence spending target in 2032 — but the government's newly announced timeline came with no new details to show how it will happen.

Canada is lagging behind. Current spending is at around 1.37 per cent, and that is set to rise to 1.76 per cent by the end of the decade, according to the government's updated defence policy released in April. Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair announced this week that Canada is beginning the procurement process to buy up to 12 conventionally powered submarines that can operate under the ice.

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