The Conservatives are calling on the government to increase defence spending to meet NATO’s target for all members and also to support the Canadian military, which is currently experiencing retention and recruitment woes.
The call came as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Latvia ahead of the the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week.
“Trudeau has neglected Canada’s armed forces and in the face of increased global tensions, continues to fall short of our commitments on defence,” said Conservative MP and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong in a press release on July 10.
“Last year, the Trudeau government spent 1.29% of our GDP on defence, putting Canada 25th out of 29 NATO members. A year after the war in Ukraine began, this borders on negligence.”…