Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.

On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

June 30, 2025

Canada is ramping up its defence spending, and the Armed Forces could use the extra cash and attention to shore up its operational readiness, staffing shortage, and aging infrastructure, says procurement expert David Perry.

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