Defence must be the military’s top priority, not economic development
President Donald Trump, and escalating threats from authoritarian states, the days of bespoke defence are dead.In March, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Canada had hit NATO’s military spending target of 2 per cent of gross domestic product. That was a major step toward honouring the country’s defence commitments to allies. Carney’s pledge to reduce Canada’s reliance on the U.S. for its military goods.
- ▪President Donald Trump, and escalating threats from authoritarian states, the days of bespoke defence are dead.In March, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Canada had hit NATO’s military spending target of 2 per cent of gross domestic pro
- ▪That was a major step toward honouring the country’s defence commitments to allies.
- ▪Carney’s pledge to reduce Canada’s reliance on the U.S. for its military goods.
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Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney tours General Dynamics, a defence manufacturing facility, on the day he announced new measures to strengthen Canada's defense capabilities in London, Ont. on July 16.Carlos Osorio/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountFor far too long, Canada has treated military procurement as a regional economic development program: A fleet of ships re-engineered here, a helicopter design torn apart and rebuilt there – enough to satisfy job targets, but incapable of delivering a combat-ready force.For just as long, Canada assumed the United States would anchor continental defence, allowing Ottawa to safely starve its defence budget. But under growing pressure from U.S.
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