Gord Johns at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On June 21st, 2022. See this statement in context.

June 21st, 2022 / 4:50 p.m.

NDP

Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC

Thank you.

The 2% NATO target is intended to demonstrate military readiness and political will. If the government were to make significant new defence expenditures, potentially at the expense of other priorities like health care, what metrics could track whether Canada is achieving the goal of military readiness?

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