Republican senator calls out Canada’s ‘feeble commitment’ on NATO spending
WASHINGTON — Canada is again in the U.S. spotlight for what one Republican senator is calling its “feeble commitment” to defence spending.
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan called out the Liberal government’s commitment to NATO during a confirmation hearing Wednesday for the next Norad commander.
Sullivan cited a Wall Street Journal editorial earlier this month that described Canada as a free rider on the global military alliance.
The country has a history of falling well short of NATO’s agreed-upon spending target of two per cent of GDP.