Liberals have 'no sense of urgency' on national defence, retired general tells MPs

'It's going to get surprisingly tough for us over the next couple of months as we get asked a lot of really hard questions in the context of North American defence,' Andrew Leslie said

OTTAWA — Retired Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie said Canada will soon face a rough ride from the U.S. for failing to meet its defence spending targets after the dramatic political comeback of president-elect Donald Trump.

Leslie, a former member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal caucus, told the House of Commons defence committee on Thursday that he sees “no sense of urgency” from the government to put more resources into the Canadian Armed Forces and meet its NATO defence spending commitments.