Defence spending: Canada ‘can do better,’ Kelly Craft says [Video]

The former U.S. ambassador to Canada, who served under former U.S. president Donald Trump, says Canada needs to spend more on defence, and do so faster than the federal government’s currently plans to.

“Canada, you can do better. I know you can do better,” Kelly Craft told CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos, in a panel interview alongside former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton.

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Following years of pressure from allies, the Canadian government committed in July to reaching the NATO alliance’s target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence by 2032. The original deadline, agreed upon by members in 2014 as part of the Wales Summit, was to reach the two-per-cent goal by this year.

According to NATO figures, 23 of 32 member countries are on track to meet the pledge …