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​Canadian flag with missiles.
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Carney pledges massive military spending: What’s it for?

Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged this week to increase Canada’s military budget to meet NATO’s target this year. It’s not year clear where the money will go.

​Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew shake hands as they meet at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada February 15, 2024.
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Left-leaning premier calls for increased military spending

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced new pressure Wednesday from an unusual source to increase defense spending, when Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada should boost spending to preserve its trade relationship with the United States.

​A Canadian flag is pictured on Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 23, 2012.
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Canada flexes a little Arctic muscle

Amid criticism that it is not spending enough on defense, Canada has bought a hangar in the Arctic for CA$8.6 million – an installation that sits next to a NORAD air base.

Illustration of a tank with the flags of Canada and NATO on a background of Canadian dollars
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Don't expect Canada to do much more for NATO

NATO’s largest member by territory barely spends more money on its military as a percentage of GDP than the smallest: Luxembourg.

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, MN Justin Trudeau, and Minister of Defense Anita Anand arrive at the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain.
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What We’re Watching: Canada is defensive … about spending

PM Justin Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Latvia.
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What We’re Watching: Trudeau’s 2% trouble, media giants and their final tweets, friendshoring promise vs. reality

Trudeau’s defense spending; CBC, NPR & PBS fly the coop, friendshoring or friend-ignoring