Defence minister accelerates 2% NATO spending timeline to 2027 amid pressure from Trump
Facing U.S. President Donald Trump's ongoing criticism of Canada's military spending, Defence Minister Bill Blair says it's ...
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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but ...
Blair says Canada could ‘absolutely' achieve 2% NATO target in 2 years
Defence Minister Bill Blair says it could take ‘as much as two years to get to that level of capability.’ Prime Minister ...
A message from the Americans: Quite frankly Canada, we don’t give a damn
Becoming a satellite of the United States has been a fear Canadians have had to contend with throughout their history. The ...
Allies or enemies? Trump’s threats against Canada and Greenland put NATO in a tough spot
It may be too extreme for Canada or Denmark to view the U.S. as an enemy in the wake of Trump annexation threats, but the ...
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Can fresh icebreakers break the ice between the US and Canada?
The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, between the United States, Canada and Finland is meant to pool new ship ...
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Trump says Canada should become part of U.S. Our head of state isn't weighing in.
Canada’s political leadership has found rare unanimity in recent weeks: nobody wants the country to become the '51st state,' ...
Trump says U.S. will ask all NATO member countries to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP
While Canada’s spending on defence is less than 2 per cent, no NATO member spends as much as what Trump is requesting ...
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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn’t commit
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn’t commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to ...