Blair lauds Swedish troops joining Canadian-led NATO brigade in Latvia
The multinational brigade is composed of up to 3,500 soldiers from 14 NATO countries — including roughly 1,500 Canadian Armed ...
U.S. tariffs can be avoided if border progress shown: defence minister
Republican senators cheer on Trump’s tariffs as bargaining chip to secure border On Monday, the Canadian government ...
Canada willing to join US ‘Iron Dome’ missile shield, defence minister says
Frankly, an integrated missile defence system for all of North America is the thing that makes sense to everybody,' said Bill Blair Canada is prepared to join US President Donald Trump's proposed ...
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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn't commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to spend ...
Blair says Canada could ‘absolutely' achieve 2% NATO target in 2 years
Defence Minister Bill Blair says it could take ‘as much as two years to get to that level of capability.’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last summer that he expected Canada to reach the alliance’s ...
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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn't commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to ...