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NATO wants its members to spend 2% of their GDP on military, Canada normally hovers around 1%-1.5%.
So we're supposed to spend more, we just don't.
interesting, thank you!
Supposed is a strong term considering NATO has never been able to turn that 2% target into a requirement.
As to whether we need that much . . . not for domestic defense. Or rather, we have so much land area and so little population that, if it came down to it, we likely wouldn't be able to defend the country even if we put 100% of our budget into defense. Our best protection has always been (and is still, although global warming is starting to erode it) our climate. Leaving invaders to freeze to death is far more efficient than shooting them.
Last winter I ran at least once every single calendar week in shorts. Climate ain't saving anyone.