Critical decisions ahead as Trudeau goes off to NATO summit
Bauer said he expects two per cent will be the spending floor, instead of the target, by the time the summit is over.
Canada has committed to sending a tank squadron with 15 Leopard 2 tanks and some 130 personnel to Latvia starting this fall, but it is unclear how many more troops will join the 800 Canadians already in place. Last-minute talks aimed at getting Turkiye and Hungary on side with allowing Sweden to become a member have not been successful. Its Nordic neighbour Finland joined most recently, in April.If Sweden’s membership is approved, Bauer said it won’t take long to adapt the defence plans.
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