NATO spending targets, and the government’s credibility gap

After successive unrealistic Liberal promises, there is no indication that the government will suddenly become interested in our Armed Forces.

Achieving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to meet the NATO defence spending target by 2032 is a project that will likely never come to fruition, writes Christine Normandin.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BLOC MP CHRISTINE NORMANDIN

November 20, 2024

On Oct. 30, the parliamentary budget officer revealed that the government would need to double its military spending by 2032 to meet its NATO commitment of allocating two per cent of GDP to defence. This would amount to an additional annual investment of $41-billion.

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