.IvisonJ: Our NATO allies have little patience left for Trudeau’s freeloading via nationalpost
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But in stellar diplomatic fashion, he kept to himself his thoughts on Canada’s comparatively meagre defence contribution, which accounts for just 1.3 per cent of its economic output. According to the Parliamentary Budget Office, Canada spent $36.3 billion in 2022/23 on defence, including funding for the Canadian Coast Guard and veterans’ pensions. But to reach two per cent would require the government to spend a further $18.2 billion a year.
The numbers don’t lie. In 2023, only 11 of the 31 NATO members will hit two per cent: the U.S., the U.K., Poland, Greece, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Latvia and Slovakia. Canada didn’t take part, despite being invited, because too many of its planes and pilots were grounded or involved in “modernization” activities.
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