NATO spending

• Trump calls Canada ‘slightly delinquent’ for not meeting NATO defence spending goals

  The U.S. president also refused to commit to defending NATO allies that don't hit the spending target.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2019
  
• NATO countries’ bickering over defence budgets likely to dominate summit

  NATO allies agreed to move toward spending 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence by 2024.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2019
  
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• Trudeau to attend 70th NATO anniversary in U.K.

  During the meeting, Trudeau plans to reiterate Canada's commitment to NATO and to trans-Atlantic security, as well as the importance of working together to modernize the alliance.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2019
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• Feds to invest billions less in new military equipment, may fall short on NATO spending target

  The federal government will invest billions of dollars less in new military equipment than promised this year, raising concerns about the readiness of the Canadian Forces and the prospect that Canada will fall short on another NATO spending target.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2019
• Donald Trump again says he’s a ‘very stable genius’ at NATO summit

  Prior to Trump’s departure from the NATO summit, the president was asked about his social media habits and whether his views of the summit will change once boarding Air Force One.

  Politics

  Jul 12, 2018
• Despite Trump claim of ‘substantial’ spending boost, Canada is not announcing new money for NATO

  U.S. President Donald Trump kicked up a flurry Thursday morning by claiming NATO members had agreed to "substantially" boost their defence spending.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2018
• Fact check: Donald Trump says countries owe U.S. money for NATO spending

  Unleashing in-your-face rhetoric at the NATO summit, U.S. President Donald Trump pressed the falsehood Wednesday that members of the alliance owe money to the U.S.

  World

  Jul 11, 2018
• Donald Trump pushes NATO allies to double their defence spending

  U.S. President Donald Trump accused Germany on Wednesday of being a "captive" of Russia due to its energy reliance in a startling outburst before a NATO summit where he pressed allies to more than double spending on their own defense.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2018
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• Canada expected to spend less on defence in 2018 than last year, NATO report says

  Canada is expected to spend an estimated 1.23 per cent of its GDP on defence in 2018 - down from 1.36 per cent last year

  Jul 10, 2018
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• After blasting NATO, Donald Trump says meeting Vladimir Putin will be ‘easiest’ part of European trip

  As he departed the White House for a four-nation European tour, Trump did little to reassure allies fretting over the risk of damage he could do to the 69-year-old trans-Atlantic mutual defence pact and his potential embrace of Putin during a summit in Helsinki.

  Politics

  Jul 10, 2018