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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit

Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn't commit to doing so.

cbc.ca on MSN · 23h

Defence minister accelerates 2% NATO spending timeline to 2027 amid pressure from Trump

Facing U.S. President Donald Trump's ongoing criticism of Canada's military spending, Defence Minister Bill Blair says it's possible for the country to meet NATO's military investment benchmark of two per cent of gross domestic product in two years.

The Globe and Mail · 2d

Trump says U.S. will ask NATO member countries to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP

In his speech to the World Economic Forum, the U.S. President also repeated his threat to impose tariffs against Canada but said they could be avoided if Canadians agree to join the United States

Trump, Canada

Global News on MSN · 1d

Trump says ‘we don’t need’ Canada’s oil and gas

Speaking virtually to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump also said he will press NATO members to increase their defence spending target to five per cent of GDP.

CNN on MSN · 11d

Fact check: Debunking Trump’s false claims about Canada

President-elect Donald Trump keeps making false claims about Canada. Trump has spoken repeatedly in the past month about somehow turning the independent country to the north into the 51st US state. It is not clear whether Trump’s self-proclaimed “great idea” is mere trolling,

HuffPost · 1d

Trump Wants Canada As '51st State,' But Canadians Say No Thanks

Donald Trump once again suggested Canada give up being a sovereign nation and become America’s 51st state, and, once again, Canadians are saying no thanks — or in some cases, “eff off, eh.” Trump was in North Carolina on Friday to look at the damage from last year’s Hurricane Helene when a reporter asked him about his past comments about Canada becoming part of the U.

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Blair says Canada could ‘absolutely' achieve 2% NATO target in 2 years

Defence Minister Bill Blair says it could take ‘as much as two years to get to that level of capability.’ Prime Minister ...

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Allies or enemies? Trump’s threats against Canada and Greenland put NATO in a tough spot

It may be too extreme for Canada or Denmark to view the U.S. as an enemy in the wake of Trump annexation threats, but the ...

Trump says he is not sure US should be spending anything on NATO

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not sure the United States should be spending anything on NATO, telling ...

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Trump for first time talks to international venue about making Canada a state

Donald Trump for the first time used an international venue on Thursday for his eye-popping suggestion that the U.S. gain an additional state: Canada. In his first global event since becoming U.S.

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Canada ready to buy more American products to appease Trump’s tariff threat, ambassador says

Canada’s ambassador to Washington says Canada is prepared to buy more from the United States including its next fleet of ...

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Meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender

While Europe's military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump's potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security won't be easy, it would be an ...

NATO's Baltic Sea allies band together to deter suspected sabotage of undersea cables

NATO and its eight Baltic Sea allies say they are stepping up efforts to deter 'any attempts at sabotage' in the wake of a ...

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