Trudeau says Canada on “clear path” to reach NATO’s defence spending target

Canada is on a “clear path” to hit NATO’s defence spending target over the coming years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, as pressure ramps up on Ottawa in the wake of the U.S. election. Addressing the annual NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Montreal on Monday, Trudeau said Canada has so far made sure that its investments in targeted NATO spending “are as concrete as possible,” but added that more needs to be done. “Political pressures are going to continue to undermine the case for investing in the NATO alliance,” Trudeau said, acknowledging critique of investing Canadian funds into the defence of Ukraine as opposed to national issues like the affordability crisis. Canada is one of just eight NATO members not meeting the alliance’s benchmark of spending at least two per cent of GDP on defence, but has pledged to get there by 2032. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10886609/canada-nato-target-trudeau/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Canada #NATO