Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[YZT580]

Defence Minister Bill Blair 'ready to go faster' on NATO spending timeline

Canada has committed to meet the NATO members' pledge to spend at least two per cent of GDP on national defence by 2032.

nationalpost.com

pardon my lack of knowledge, but what have we agreed to or planned for to guarantee 2%? AFAICs we have ordered 16 frigates none of which will be in service in 2032, 88 F35s but not all delivered and a few helicopters. There is some infrastructure construction underway but none of them are huge. The airbuses of course and the 16 P8s. Those contracts don't add up to 2. We are talking about subs but there are no bid requests. Is there other stuff on the table with the bill coming due by 2032?

 

[Fabius]

Defence Minister Bill Blair 'ready to go faster' on NATO spending timeline

Canada has committed to meet the NATO members' pledge to spend at least two per cent of GDP on national defence by 2032.

nationalpost.com

So according to Minister Blair;
Canada’s commitment to 2% is “settled”
Canada’s slowness is all the Americans and defence industry’s fault

Please excuse me if I don’t buy it.

 

[suffolkowner]

Perhaps a 25% tariff will move it along

 

[Good2Golf]

Defence Minister Bill Blair 'ready to go faster' on NATO spending timeline

Canada has committed to meet the NATO members' pledge to spend at least two per cent of GDP on national defence by 2032.

nationalpost.com

The best the Government could ‘commit to’ was foisting the climb to an already out-dated 2% GDP into the current Opposition party by a period equal to when they will no longer be ruling Canada…


From the article…

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair said Monday that he’s ready to obey the hand that America has put up Trudeau & Co.’s arse work with the incoming Donald Trump administration to support to global effort to stop the climate crisis speed up Canada’s timeline to meet its NATO alliance spending targets.