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Canada to Share Plan for Reaching NATO’s Spending Target, Defense Minister Says
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Justin Trudeau arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland ahead of the 2024 NATO Summit on July 8.
Photographer: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty ImagesCanada will soon share with its allies a “credible, verifiable plan” to boost its military and defense spending by billions of dollars to meet NATO targets, Defense Minister Bill Blair said.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrived in Washington on Monday for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit, has been under scrutiny for failing to meet a pledge to spend at least 2% of gross domestic product on defense. Canada is projected to spend just 1.33% this year, and even a former member of Trudeau’s government has accused him of risking the country’s security by failing to devote enough resources to defense.