The Trudeau Government will be spending an extra $62 billion over the next twenty years on the military. It’ll be spent mainly on equipment such as the ships and fighter-jets…but also to add about 3,500 new personnel.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the announcement saying it affirms Canada’s unwavering commitment to the treaty organization.
President Donald Trump gave our Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan a big thumbs up for his announcement. Naturally Trump is taking credit for it…even though the review has been underway since long before he took office.