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Defence minister says Canada working hard to meet NATO spending target

Bill Blair in Brussels to meet with NATO allies and the Ukraine Defense Contact Group
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Minister of National Defence Bill Blair talks to reporters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada is working hard to accelerate its defence spending to get to the two per cent threshold that it has committed to as part of NATO.

The minister is in Brussels to meet with NATO allies and the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Canada is not meeting its NATO spending commitments and talked about Canada becoming the 51st state.

Blair called the 51st state comments 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœdisrespectful and concerning.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ

The minister pointed to Norad as an example of how Canada and the U.S. work together on continental defence.

He says Norad is an incredibly effective alliance where the two countries have worked together and that Canada has already committed almost $38.6 billion to Norad modernization.





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