Canada to meet NATO spending threshold before schedule, Carney says | NATO News

Prime Minister Mark Carney pledges to shift defence spending away from the US and towards the EU.

Canada will meet NATO’s defence spending threshold of 2 percent this year as it shifts spending away from the United States and strengthens its relationship with the European Union, according to Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Carney made the announcement on Monday, warning that in a “darker” world, Canada must reduce its security dependence on the US. In a speech at the University of Toronto,…