Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson talks to Brian Lee Crowley, the managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, about recent criticism from Canada’s allies about defence spending.

A letter <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;released on May 23&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadas-new-defence-policy-isnt-winning-america-over-analysts-say&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/canada/canadas-new-defence-policy-isnt-winning-america-over-analysts-say" target="_blank">released on May 23</a> by a bipartisan group of United States senators took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to task for Canada’s defence spending, demanding that Canada meet NATO benchmarks requiring members to commit at least two per cent of their GDP to defence spending.

A letter sent by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to task for Canada’s defence spending{ai:summary}<p>The Ottawa bureau chief delves into criticism of Canada's defense spending by allies, including a bipartisan group of US senators demanding that Canada meet NATO benchmarks. #foreignaffairs.</p>

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