As Prime Minister Mark Carney commits to meet the new NATO spending target of five per cent of GDP by 2035, former vice-chief of the defence staff Guy Thibault tells Power & Politics he supports upping Canada's defence spending but warns the government should focus on improving procurement and supporting Canadian Forces personnel.

Canada should become a world leader in producing and processing raw materials for military equipment and defense systems, according to an influential business group. The Business Council of Canada urged the government to work with other NATO members to create a “critical mineral reserve for defense technology and military purposes,

RIGA - The Canadian government on Monday awarded two contracts totaling 169 million Canadian dollars (105 million euros) to CACI for the integration of anti-drone systems into the Canadian Armed Forces to strengthen the mission in Central and Eastern Europe.

Although the United States and Canada reached an agreement to scrap Ottawa’s controversial Digital Services Tax – estimated to cost U. S.

The Canadian government said “in anticipation” of a trade deal “Canada would rescind” the Digital Serves Tax. The plan to tax U.S. technology firms was set to go into effect Monday.

Past Liberal minister Lloyd Axworthy has strongly rebuked Carney’s NATO spending decision and advised against joining Trump’s “Golden Dome” plan, warning it would be a “betrayal” of most Canadians’ desire for more independence from the United States.

Canada has never hit the two per cent NATO-mandated defence spending target since it was established in 2014, though Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced his government would reach the mark during the current fiscal year.

Police in Canada have arrested four men, including two active soldiers, accusing them of plotting to form an anti-government militia and seize land in Quebec. Authorities say the group had stockpiled a large cache of weapons and explosives.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand says she and her Group of Seven counterparts plan to meet again in Canada this year to discuss Ukraine.

Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSXV:FLT) (OTCQX:TAKOF) (Frankfurt: ABB) welcomes the Government of Canada’s pledge to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP and its