Canada and its NATO allies agreed at their annual summit on Wednesday to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
Carney warned the country can no longer rely on its geography for protection as new weapons and threats emerge, and argued the deterrent value of the alliance will increase as members collectively embark on a massive defence buildup.
Ahead of the main talks in The Hague Wednesday, leaders spent much of Tuesday in bilateral meetings.
Carney met with leaders from Latvia and the Netherlands. He also met with representatives of Nordic nations to discuss Arctic and transatlantic security.
The prime minister also had an audience with King Willem-Alexander and Queen M谩xima of the Netherlands.
Carney began official events for his four-day trip to Europe Monday by visiting a military cemetery in Belgium before a meeting with European counterparts at the EU-Canada summit.聽
During that summit, Canada and the European Union opened a new era of transatlantic co-operation by signing a security and defence partnership.
Carney also met with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever ahead of the Canada-EU summit.
This report by 好色tvwas first published June 26, 2025.
