<p data-async="">OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pledging that Canada will achieve NATO’s spending target of two per cent of GDP on defence this year — five years ahead of <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;his prior commitment which promised to meet the mark by 2030&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/liberal-leadership-race-defence-spending&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/liberal-leadership-race-defence-spending" target="_blank">his prior commitment which promised to meet the mark by 2030</a>.</p>

The prime minister's new promise is five years ahead of his prior commitment which was in 2030.{ai:summary}<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada will meet NATO's defense spending target of two percent of GDP this year, five years earlier than the previously set goal of 2030. This commitment reflects a significant shift in defense funding priorities. #military</p>

Canada to meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year: Carney

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