64 h. ago Sweden and the Netherlands say before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defense

BRUSSELS (AP) — Less than two weeks before a NATO summit, Sweden and the Netherlands said Friday that they intend to increase defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands. Trump and his NATO counterparts meet for a summit in the Netherlands on June 24-25, where […]

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3 d. ago Today's letters: It's time to upgrade the dress code, not just the pay, for Canada's military

Thursday, June 12: Relaxed dress regulations have taken what was once a professional-looking, clean-shaven and well groomed military into a force that looks scruffy and unkempt, says one reader. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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4 d. ago Canada’s military a ‘welfare case’ despite pledge to meet 2% NATO target

In discussion with the Post's Terry Newman, Anthony Koch argues Canada is a "massive laggard when it comes to international defense in NATO"

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5 d. ago Funding, procurement backlogs challenge Carney’s defence spending pledge

PM Carney vows Canada's defence spending will meet NATO's 2% benchmark this year, but it may be easier said than done

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6 d. ago Canada’s shooting at a moving target on defence spending, say military watchers

'Two per cent is not going to cut it in terms of where the rest of the (NATO) alliance is,' said David Perry, a defence analyst who heads the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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6 d. ago CANADA ARMING THE FORCES: Carney has pledged to meet NATO’s 2% increase

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter says that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to meet NATO’s 2% spending pledge by the end of this budget year. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca. […]

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6 d. ago The long history of Canada failing to hit its military spending targets

Canada hasn't spent more than two per cent of GDP on the military since the Cold War

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6 d. ago CARNEY’S MILITARY ANNOUNCEMENT: Canada is too dependent on the U.S.

WATCH BELOW as Prime Minister Mark Carney lays out his plans for Canada’s military. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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6 d. ago Canada to meet 2% defence spending target as NATO eyes spending boost

Carney said the government will invest in new submarines, aircraft, ships, armed vehicles and artillery

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6 d. ago Carney vows Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year

Monday’s announcement marks a major acceleration from Prime Minister's previous promises

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6 d. ago Canada Plans to Hike Defense Spending to Hit NATO Target, Globe Says

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce a large increase in defense spending which would allow Canada to meet NATO’s target this fiscal year, according to The Globe and Mail.

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8 d. ago How a multibillion dollar defence bank could help Canada increase its military spending

How Canada Wins: 'We have to use our capital markets of allied nations for overwhelming force against our foes,' says defence bank president

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2 w. ago Canada’s top military commander backs Trump’s ‘Golden Dome,’ reaffirms defence ties with U.S.

Canada reaffirmed its close military ties with the U.S. and spoke in support of President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system, which Ottawa is thinking about joining. “From a defence perspective and on the military side, I collaborate very, very closely with my U.S. counterparts,” General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, […]

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2 w. ago Carney’s cabinet ministers evade journalists’ questions at defence industry show

OTTAWA — For the second time in as many days, a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet cancelled media availabilities today and refused to take questions from reporters. Industry Minister Melanie Joly blew past reporters at CANSEC, Canada’s largest military trade show, where ministers normally make themselves available to the media. Defence David McGuinty […]

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2 w. ago Manitoba premier declares state of emergency over wildfires, says military aid coming

Wab Kinew says the fires have forced 17,000 people to flee in what he calls the largest such exodus in living memory in Manitoba

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2 w. ago Canada’s new military investment urgency will rival WWII, minister vows

The federal government will take "immediate and decisive action" to rebuild Canada's military, Defence Minister David McGuinty told an audience of military contractors in Ottawa.

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2 w. ago Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions against Israel

OTTAWA — Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel. The doctors say Canada’s current restrictions on arms exports to Israel aren’t good enough and they allege that Canadian firms are still making military components being used in Gaza. NDP MP Heather […]

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2 w. ago Canada faces ’massive challenge’ as NATO eyes new 5% spending target: Expert

OTTAWA — When representatives of NATO nations meet in The Hague late next month, they’re expected to dramatically hike the alliance’s defence spending target for members — the one Canada is failing to hit already. At the last NATO summit in Washington last year, allies lined up to call out Canada for failing to meet […]

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3 w. ago How could Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ work, and should Canada be part of it?

Canada's national security will ultimately benefit from participation in U.S. President Donald Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defence plan, policy experts say.

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3 w. ago Canada, U.K., France warn Israel of ‘concrete action’ over military expansion

"We will not stand by while the Netanyahu government pursues these egregious actions," a joint statement by Canada, the U.K. and France said

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