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by throwpoaster 53 days ago
Yeah, we only recently began honouring our agreements[0], and even then we did it my recategorizing non-military spending as military[1].

[0]: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/history-canada-nato-mil...

[1]: "That five per cent figure is somewhat deceptive, since just 3.5 per cent of that will go to core defence needs, while 1.5 per cent is to cover spending loosely related to national security — such as funding for maritime ports, airports and other infrastructure." - https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/pm-carney-declares-u...