spending would reach NATO’s target of 2% of gross domestic product by the end of the country’s fiscal year.

Canada's Liberal government will pour extra billions into its armed forces and hit NATO's 2% military spending target this fiscal year, much earlier than scheduled, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on ...

He also conceded his country was "too reliant" on the United States for defence, adding that Washington was "reducing its relative contribution to our collective security".