Canada opposes NATO budget boost – sources

Canada opposes NATO budget boost – sources

The NATO chief wants member states to agree to increase their defense spending at next week’s summit. But Canada is determined to block the move, Reuters reports, citing anonymous sources familiar with negotiations on the issue.

NATO would like to see its member states commit to raising their defense spending to 2 percent of GDP over the next 10 years. In 2013, only four countries – the US, Britain, Greece and Estonia – spent this much on defense.