The country’s top military commander delivered a keep calm and carry on message on Wednesday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to annex Canada.
Gen. Jennie Carignan says the military-to-military relationship between the two countries is solid and has not shown the signs of the political strain that has racked the two nations.
“The relationship that we have with our American military colleagues is very stable and very strong,” Carignan said as the Department of National Defence released an update on how the military will rebuild its recruiting system.
Trump has been critical of Canada’s level of defence spending and its inability — up until late unwillingness — to hit the NATO two per cent of gross domestic product target. He complained Canada relies on the United States to defend it, claiming the country is not viable and would welcome annexation.
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