Will Canada’s ‘woeful’ military readiness alienate NATO allies?
privately told NATO officials Canada will never meet the military alliance’s two-per-cent-of-GDP spending target. The document also allegedly voiced allies’ concerns over Canada’s “widespread” military deficiencies.that aired Sunday, the former Canadian officials said those deficiencies are readily apparent.
“If there’s any severe miscalculations, there could be World War Three. The time to provide deterrence forces to convince the bad guy that we have the strength to withstand them — so don’t attack — is now.” Defence Minister Anita Anand’s office has pointed to a number of recent spending and procurement announcements for Canada’s military.
They told Sorensen that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, along with China’s growing aggression in the Indo-Pacific, have made the global security environment more precarious, making it critical for Canada to step up.
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