Canada Steps Up Defense at NATO | Vancouver News

Canada’s PM Mark Carney is hitting the NATO summit in Turkey with a bold defense message: Canada’s on track to hit the 2% GDP spending target—and aims for 5% by 2035. With Coast Guard reclassification and military pay hikes, Ottawa’s making big moves, even as tensions simmer with Trump’s demands for more spending and his wild talk about Greenland. While NATO’s Rutte tries to soothe the former president with charts showing rising European defense, critics say it’s too little, too late. Carney’s also pushing Canada’s new Defense, Security and Resilience Bank and Ukraine support—though experts caution that real combat readiness won’t come fast. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/378e32ce3253e6f0