Thursday, June 5, 2025, 12:06 pm
Under mounting pressure from its allies, Ottawa is undertaking a comprehensive review of its defence budget as it prepares for a key NATO summit. The reassessment aims to align spending with international expectations while bolstering national security, prompting vigorous debate over fiscal priorities and defence modernization.
At the NATO leaders' summit later this month -- members are expected to agree to a massive hike in their defence spending targets
David McGuinty said the federal government will have more to say "very soon" about its alliance spending commitments and will be "making announcements in this regard."
Le Canada subit la pression de ses alliés pour porter ses dépenses de défense à 5% du PIB.
Le ministre de la Défense, David McGuinty, a déclaré qu’Ottawa révisait ses plans de dépenses de défense de fond en comble, alors que le Canada subit la pression de ses alliés pour augmenter ses dépenses à des niveaux jamais vus depuis l’apogée de la Guerre froide.
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says Ottawa is reviewing its defence spending plans “from top to bottom” as Canada comes under pressure from allies to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the height of the Cold War. Speaking with European news media outside NATO headquarters in…
Le secrétaire à la Défense Pete Hegseth est à Bruxelles pour persuader les alliés de dédier 5% de leur PIB à la défense.
The “capability targets” lay out goals for each of the 32 nations to purchase priority equipment like air defence systems, long-range missiles and artillery.
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