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April 8, 2024 | International, Land

Canada’s new defence policy has no timeline for hitting NATO’s 2 per cent spending target

Unveiled on Monday, the long-awaited defence policy update projects Canada’s military spending to increase to 1.76 per cent of the national GDP by the end of the decade.

https://www.ipolitics.ca/news/canadas-new-defence-policy-has-no-timeline-for-hitting-natos-2-per-cent-spending-target

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