The past few months have featured a number of warnings over Canada’s defence capability. Our allies are dramatically increasing their defence spending. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg recently announced that 18 of its 31 member countries will meet or exceed the goal of spending 2 per cent of their GDP on defence this year, which is a substantial increase. He also rather pointedly said that he expects Canada to provide a schedule of when it will reach this target.
