Trump adds pressure to increase defence spending, but MPs and others consider U.S. NATO withdrawal unlikely

'There's no question' Trump's return as U.S. president puts more focus on Canada to reach a NATO defence spending target, says Liberal MP John McKay.

In July, National Defence Minister Bill Blair issued a joint statement with the prime minister that Canada expects to reach a target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence by 2032.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

November 20, 2024

With Donald Trump returning as the United States president in January, Canada will face pressure to increase its defence spending, which may include threats of America's withdrawal from NATO, although MPs and experts on defence doubt the U.S. would actually go that far.

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