Spending

Canada

Federal health transfers outpace provincial spending despite premiers’ criticisms, analysis shows

Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding…

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Politics

U.S. wants Canada to hit military spending target ‘as rapidly as humanly possible’: Biden’s adviser

Canada and other countries that are laggards when it comes to military spending should hit the NATO-imposed target of spending…

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Politics

Blair defends the slow pace of Canada’s defence spending, says some allies have it easier

Reaching NATO’s defence spending benchmark isn’t about showing up at your local military trade show with a credit card and…

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Politics

Trudeau says Canada can meet NATO’s military spending benchmark by 2032

Following a blizzard of criticism from allies — most notably the United States — the Liberal government announced Thursday that…

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Politics

Federal government to offer NATO a ‘timeline’ for boosting defence spending

Stung by allies’ persistent criticism of its defence spending, the federal government is expected to unveil a timeline on Thursday…

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Politics

Poilievre says he wants to restore the military while cutting spending — how would that work?

Listen to Pierre Poilievre list his top priorities — cutting taxes, building homes, reducing the federal budget and fighting crime — and…

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Canada

The philosophy — and politics — behind Canada’s reluctance to meet NATO’s spending target

There was an unscripted moment during a panel debate in Toronto last month that could go a long way toward explaining Canada’s…

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Politics

Trudeau holds high-level talks in Washington as he faces pressure to boost defence spending

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been taking the temperature of Canada-U.S. relations in a series of high-level political and economic…

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Nova Scotia

Extra spending OK’d for new North Sydney health centre

Costs for the new health complex in North Sydney, N.S., are up this year by almost 13 per cent, a jump provincial government officials…

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Politics

Rising economic indicators pushing Canada further from NATO spending target, MPs hear

Newly revised economic data suggests Canada’s pledge to bring its defence spending closer to NATO’s benchmark is coming off the rails…

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