Canada Finally Hits NATO 2% Target – March 26, 2026

Former NATO assistant secretary general for defence investment Wendy Gilmour reacts to Canada hitting the two per cent military spending target and discusses what this might mean for the future of the Canadian Armed Forces. On the strategists’ panel, Marci Surkes (Liberal), Cole Hogan (Conservative) and George Soule (NDP) discuss the NDP’s polling numbers and the party’s upcoming leadership convention. Michael Serapio speaks with former Liberal deputy prime minister Anne McLellan and former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt. As co-chairs of the Coalition for a Better Future, they break down the group’s annual scorecard and discuss Canada’s economic development and trade relations.