Mr. Yves Giroux at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On May 15th, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 15th, 2023 / 4:40 p.m.

Parliamentary Budget Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

We did that report after Russia invaded Ukraine. There were lots of questions about the NATO target of hitting 2% of GDP allocated to national defence.

We looked at the plans that were known at that time for military expenditures. We found that there was a gap of between $13 billion and $18 billion per year for Canada to meet the 2% NATO target.

I can't comment specifically on one area of spending because I'm not a military expert. However, there is a gap between the spending plan and the 2% target.

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