NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is urging Canada and all NATO allies to fulfill their pledge to increase defence spending to at least two percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Referring to a 2014 agreement that commits allies to increase funding to “strengthen the military capabilities the alliance needs,” Stoltenberg said there is a need “to do more,” particularly in light of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict. “We have an agreement and I expect all allies, also Canada, to follow up on that—that we should aim at two percent of GDP, because we live in a world which is more dangerous,” said Stoltenberg in an interview on CBC’s Rosemary Barton Live on March 20. Asked what level of spending he hoped to see from Canada, given Defence Minister Anita Anand’s pledge on March 16 to present “aggressive options” to the cabinet ahead of the upcoming spring budget, Stoltenberg didn’t answer directly but reiterated …