Prime Minister Mark Carney’s goal of hitting NATO’s defence spending target of two per cent of gross domestic product this year will be an uphill — nearly impossible — battle, say experts and critics.
An extra $8.7 billion is earmarked for defence spending by the Department of National Defence (DND) or other government departments, and $370 million for the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). Allies had been pushing Canada to meet NATO’s goal for nearly 20 years — but actually actually doing so became imperative with Donald Trump in the White House.
Never underestimate the LPC’s talent for graft.
