Trudeau may not be able to fend off NATO’s ceaseless demands for more money

The booming voices of the militarists claiming peace can only be won through more arms carry a lot of weight. Those like UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who argue that the world needs a return to the UN Charter’s peace-building principles rather than more military spending cannot be heard in the clamour.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waits outside of West Block for King Abdullah II of Jordan on Feb. 14, 2024.

EDMONTON—You don’t need a crystal ball to predict that the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence, to be held March 7-8 at the Chateau Laurier, will launch a massive campaign to get the Trudeau government to commit to a date by which it will devote two per cent of GDP...

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