A great phrase of Canada. A calm country is armed with power. “Threats are multiplying”
Mark Carney announced that Canada, which has long been behind the reinforcement, will spend two percent on defense this year. GDP. Earlier, Ottawa allocated $ 25.5 million. (approx. PLN 95.5 million) for Ukraine at a meeting of Ukrainian partners in Ramstein.
– I announce today that Canada will achieve a NATO goal of two percent this year. GDP, five years before the deadline, “said Carney during a speech at the University of Toronto.
Kanada Prime Minister noted that he prefers to spend more money on the safety of his citizens than to spend it south of the border. The increased budget would also significantly support help for Ukraine, but this step still requires the consent of the parliament.
“The threats faced by Canada are multiplying,” said Carney in Toronto. As part of the increased expenses provided for in the budget project $ 1.5 billion (approx. PLN 5.6 billion) will be allocated to “military assistance for Ukraine and extension of defense partnerships”.
During the 28th meeting of the contact group for the Defense of Ukraine (also known as the Ramstein group), the Canadian defense minister David Mcguinta announced that $ 21.9 million. (approx. PLN 82 million) will be allocated to armored vehicles, and another $ 3.6 million. (approx. PLN 13.5 million) for sets for electronic war from Canadian arms companies.
Canada in the tail rates
Considering the average defense expenses for individual allied countries as a percentage of GDP in 2024, Canada was in one of the last placeswith a result of 1.4 percent, ahead of Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Spain, which spent 1.3 percent on reinforcements. GDP.
Mark Carney Prime Minister (illustrative photos)
Poland (approx. 4 percent) as well as Estonia and the United States (3.4 percent) were the largest payers among the 32 countries of the Alliance in 2024. The US defense budget this year accounted for 66 percent. NATO total expenditure.
US President Donald Trump called NATO members to increase the contribution, and Carney said that he would gladly do it to “protect Canadians and not satisfy NATO accountants.”
At the same time, he criticized Trump, who imposed the high duties on Canadian imports and questioned Canada's sovereignty, suggesting that Canada could become “51.”
Since then, relations between the United States and Canada are very tense. Canadians boom the United States anthem during hockey matches, boycott American alcohols and significantly reduce holiday and shopping trips to the neighboring country.
As one example, you can give the Jay Peak Resort center in Vermont, located right at the US border with Canada. It is a popular place for weekend trips, especially for the inhabitants of Montreal. This year, the center recorded a decrease in summer reservations by over 70 percent. Canadian respondents of surveys with which the center administration contacted, as the main reason for resignation from their stay, the Americans questioned the sovereignty of their country.
90 percent Canadians live at a distance of up to 240 km from the US border
“The United States begins to earn on their hegemony: they charge fees for access to their markets and reduce their (relative) contribution to our joint security,” Carney said about Trump's trade war.
“We should no longer spend three -quarters of our capital expenditure on defense for America,” added the prime minister, whose liberal party won a surprising victory over conservatives in elections. The election race took place soon after Trump's anti -cranfollers.
Carney also stated that Ottawa “She was torn out of sleep by new threats to its safety and sovereignty”including from Russia and China.
“In the darker, more competitive world, Canada's leadership will be defined not only by the strength of our values, but also the value of our strength,” said Carney.
In April, according to NATO's statement, only 22 out of 32 members of the North Atlantic Alliance achieved a two -percent goal of reinforcement expenses.
