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Blair was largely welcomed on a two-day visit to present Canada’s updated defence policy to the Biden administration, but in private US officials voice frustration at Ottawa's failure to meet the NATO benchmark of spending 2% of GDP defence. A second Trump administration would likely be significantly more critical on that issue.
Impacts
Criticism of Canada’s defence policy from a Trump White House would likely deepen expected bilateral friction over trade policy.
A second Biden administration would praise specific defence investments but still exclude Canada from new regional security partnerships.
A new government in Ottawa after the next election, due by mid-2025, would have an opportunity to rethink defence strategy and spending.
Keywords:
Canada,
NA,
NATO,
United States,
international relations,
defence,
foreign policy,
government,
legislation,
military,
regional,
security
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