Canada’s defence spending must double to meet NATO targets: PBO

With Canada’s defence spending lagging far behind many of its NATO allies, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to meet the military alliance’s spending target of two per cent by 2032. Mercedes Stephenson explains how the parliamentary budget officer (PBO) is warning the federal government’s math isn’t checking out, and how the U.S. presidential election is upping the stakes for Canada.

• Canada’s NATO target plan unclear, PBO says as U.S. election ups stakes