<p data-async="">Justin Trudeau went to Washington <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;for last year\u2019s NATO summit&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-washington-trudeau-empty-nato-promises&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-washington-trudeau-empty-nato-promises" target="_blank">for last year’s NATO summit</a> and unveiled what he called a “credible, verifiable path” to spending two per cent of Canada’s GDP on defence … by 2032.</p>

For years, there was no political payback in increased defence spending, so governments didn’t bother. Much has changed.{ai:summary}<p>Justin Trudeau announced a plan to allocate two percent of Canada's GDP to defense spending by 2032 during last year's NATO summit in Washington. He described this initiative as a "credible, verifiable path" for the country's military investment. #military</p>

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