Charles Sousa at the National Defence Committee

On June 13th, 2023. See this statement in context.

June 13th, 2023 / 5:45 p.m.

Liberal

Charles Sousa Liberal Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON

Thank you.

I want to build on that point, actually. I'm going to ask Dr. Kimball first.

We often hear about the fact that Canada may be lagging behind in this 2% commitment, especially from other NATO countries—rather large NATO countries with huge economic benefit from some of this activity.

What is the trade balance between Canada and other NATO countries with regard to the military industry? Do you have a sense?

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