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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn’t commit
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn’t commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to spend the equivalent of two per cent of its GDP on defence but Canada has consistently failed to reach that
NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect vital cables. Here’s why and how
With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea zoomed in on a cargo ship
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Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO
Trump is threatening to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada starting on Feb. 1 though Joly says things are still in transition while Trump hasn’t yet confirmed a commerce secretary. Joly spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio for half an hour by phone Wednesday and will meet him in person next week.
Trump says U.S. will ask all NATO member countries to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP
While Canada’s spending on defence is less than 2 per cent, no NATO member spends as much as what Trump is requesting