BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Defence spending by NATO's European members and Canada was 20% higher in 2024 than the previous year, ...

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan says 'it's absolutely possible' for Canada to reach the 2 per cent GDP defence spending target before 2032.

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 ...

But to hit that target of two per cent of gross domestic product by 2030, he said Canada must move its defence spending back home. Carney said 80 per cent of defence purchases made by this country ...

1:15 NATO in ‘crisis mode,’ allies should boost Ukraine aid to meet defence spend ... He said while Canada can hit two per cent, his concern is about managing the spending in a “responsible ...

to spend far more money on defence, increasing pressure on countries like Canada that have failed for years to hit the alliance’s current spending goals. Trump made the declaration during a ...

Facing U.S. President Donald Trump's ongoing criticism about military spending, Defence Minister Bill Blair says it's "absolutely achievable" for Canada to ... that's always under review.

The Canadian government under Mr. Trudeau has yet to publish a fully funded plan to raise military spending to 2 per cent of GDP. Defence experts have calculated it would cost Canada $17-billion ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last summer that he expected Canada to reach the alliance’s defence spending target by 2032. Blair's comment comes after questions from CBC News following ...