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Hike in defence spending could mean cuts in other areas, Mark Carney warns

OTTAWA — In spending much more on national defence, the federal government might have to cut back in other areas, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, as he hailed a new and more aggressive target of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to crank up its military budget over the next decade.

Those “trade-offs,” as Carney put it, are expected closer to 2030. But evolving threats and global dangers mean Canada must bolster the Canadian Armed Forces and devote tens of billions of dollars in annual spending to the military and defence-related infrastructure.


Oh No! Will the Trannies be made to do without?

He just signed the deal and can’t be bothered trying.

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