Should Canada Increase Defence Spending to Meet NATO's Benchmark?
Polls show plurality supports more military spending, but Canadians disagree on how to pay for it.
As the 2024 NATO summit wraps up in Washington, Canada’s allies have been left wondering whether Canada will step up its game and push its defence spending to the NATO recommended 2% of GDP.
While Trudeau has stated that his government is on track to hit that spending target by 2032, where do Canadians stand on increasing military spending in Canada? Let’s take a look at recent polling from Nanos Research and the Angus Reid Institute to answer that.
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