Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the biggest boost to Canada’s defence spending since the second world war in response to criticism from Donald Trump.
The US president has repeatedly accused Ottawa of failing to meet its Nato obligation to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence, claiming Washington already protects Canada so it makes sense for the country to become the 51st US state.
“Canada will achieve Nato’s 2 per cent target this year, half a decade ahead of schedule,” Carney said in a speech at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs.
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