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 spend the equivalent of two per cent of its GDP on defence but Canada has consistently failed to reach that target.
Last summer, following backlash from Republican lawmakers in the U.S., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadian defence spending would hit the two per cent marker in 2032.
But there was no clear plan to get there, and some military analysts have questioned whether 2032 was possible.