Ottawa is pledging to meet NATO defence spending targets by 2032, but how it gets there has not yet been clearly outlined.
Canada has come under fire for failing to meet a minimum requirement of 2 per cent of GDP on defence spending as a commitment to NATO.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that will change, and he outlined Ottawa’s commitment and recent defence spending yesterday in Washington D.C.
“Canada fully expects to reach NATO’s 2 per cent of GDP spending target by 2032,” Trudeau told reporters. “We have built in a regular cycle of review In Canada’s Defence, including a new defence policy update in 2028. Through that process, we will continue to explore opportunities that will further increase defence spending, and advance Canada’s strategic interests.”