Outgoing NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told CBC Radio that recent security threats like the crisis in Ukraine mean more defence spending is required from NATO countries. Canada’s military instead is facing deep budget cuts. © Olivier Matthys/Associated PressAs leaders from NATO countries gather in Wales for a major summit, Canada’s military spending, or rather the lack of it, will be an issue.
The Canadian government has been among the harshest, if not the most bellicose, critic of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and
Russian implication in the Ukraine conflict.
However in terms of having the muscle to back up its tough talk, …read more
Source: Radio Canada International
