National Defence Minister Bill Blair rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Defence Minister Bill Blair 'ready to go faster' on NATO spending timeline

Canada has committed to meet the NATO members' pledge to spend at least two per cent of GDP on national defence by 2032

by · National Post

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair said Monday that he’s ready to work with the incoming Donald Trump administration to speed up Canada’s timeline to meet its NATO alliance spending targets.

Canada committed last year to meet the NATO members’ pledge to spend at least two per cent of GDP on national defence, and in July Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to hitting that target by 2032.

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