6 h. ago The success of a key NATO summit is in doubt after Spain rejects a big hike in defence spending

BRUSSELS — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defence investment pledge demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump and his NATO counterparts are meeting for two days in the Netherlands from next […]

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7 h. ago Spain rejects proposed defence spending hike ahead of NATO summit

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote in a letter that “committing to a five per cent target would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive."

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26 h. ago NATO summit brings tight security and disrupts life in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Locals, art lovers and diplomats like to meet over a meal and a drink in the historic Gastrobar Berlage behind a landmark art museum in The Hague. But the usual stream of visitors turned into a trickle when fences started rising outside as part of super-tight security around a meeting […]

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28 h. ago NATO’s anticipated defence spending increase ‘unreasonable’: Spain

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that Spain 'cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP' at next week's summit

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35 h. ago Budget watchdog raises questions about Carney's defence spending promises

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has requested specific details about the funding increase but has so far received little data.

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7 d. 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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8 d. ago Canadian military personnel to get 20 per cent pay hike, defence minister says

The move is part of a $9-billion spending increase that will see Canada’s defence and security budget climb to an all-time high of $62.7 billion annually by next year.

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9 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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1 week ago Why turning Canada’s new defence spending into economic growth may be ‘easier said than done’

Defence procurement process has gained a reputation for being long and cumbersome and is often hit with delays

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1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Never mind the numbers, Carney's pledge to boost defence spending is welcome news

Carney promised to raise defence spending to two per cent from 1.7 per cent of GDP  by the end of the current fiscal year.

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1 week ago Raises, retention bonuses promised for Canadian Forces personnel

The initiatives were outlined Monday during a technical briefing that followed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement that defence spending was being significantly increased.

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1 week 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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1 week ago John Ivison: Carney’s new defence plan takes seriously the darker world we’re now living in

For years, there was no political payback in increased defence spending, so governments didn’t bother. Much has changed

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1 week ago Tories support Liberal defence spending hike, but still want a budget

"All of this will require a budget," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told reporters

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1 week 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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1 week ago PM Mark Carney to make defence spending announcement in Toronto

Canada has never met NATO's 2%-of-GDP defence spending benchmark, a number the alliance is expected to increase

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1 week ago Carney to make defence announcement amid push for NATO spending hike

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to make an announcement related to "defence and security priorities," as the push for NATO countries to increase spending grows.

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1 week ago U.S. envoy closely eyes Canada defence spending; says NATO about collective defence

OTTAWA — The American ambassador to Canada is closely watching as Ottawa shapes its defence budget, but says the U.S. will not dictate what the Canadian government must spend. “We’re not expecting anything; that’s not our job to make those expectations,” Ambassador Pete Hoekstra said in an interview with The Canadian Press this past Friday, […]

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1 week ago U.S. is watching, but won’t interfere with Ottawa’s defence spending plans, ambassador says

Pete Hoekstra says he's focused on win-win policies for both countries and not the prospect of Canada becoming an American state

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1 week 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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