WASHINGTON — Canada isn’t committing to a massive boost in military spending, such as is being demanded of U.S. allies by Donald Trump as part of his presidential election platform.
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was asked during a visit to Washington about the request that NATO allies meet their stated goal of spending two per cent of GDP on the military.
Trump warned recently that allies should be prepared to defend themselves without any American help if they won’t bother following through on the international spending goal set years ago.
Sajjan expressed skepticism Thursday about the value of that two-per-cent yardstick, without committing …read more
Source: National Newswatch
