Canada’s new strategy to reduce military dependence on the United States
Amid growing Washington-Ottawa tensions, the Canadian governme plans to unveil a new strategy to reduce its curre dependence on American military companies.
According to RCO News Agency, the Canadian governme, which has faced increasing hostility from the administration of US Preside Donald Trump, plans to allocate billions of dollars of military spending, which was long allocated to US defense companies, to its domestic manufacturers.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s increase in military spending came under pressure from Donald Trump, but as relations between the longtime allies sour, American companies will no longer enjoy the benefits.
According to the New York Times, the new defense industry strategy to be announced this week is Carney’s latest move to distance his coury from the United States after Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on several key Canadian industries.
Tensions are rising while the Preside of the United States has repeatedly suggested that Canada should become the 51st state of the United States. He also referred to the previous Prime Minister of Canada as “governor”.
Last moh, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Carney said there was a permane rupture in the global order, without naming Trump or the United States. He asked the weaker couries to cooperate and confro the superpowers of the world. His request also angered the White House.
European couries, such as Canada, have begun to question the credibility of the United States as an ally, considering the Trump administration’s threats against Greenland.
After becoming Canada’s prime minister less than a year ago, Carney promised to increase his coury’s military spending to levels not seen since the Korean War.
Last June, he injected C$9.3 billion, about $7 billion, io Canada’s military to meet NATO’s minimum spending level of 2 perce of GDP. Canada has agreed to bring its military spending to a new NATO target of 5 perce of GDP by 2035.
The Prime Minister of Canada has also emphasized that this coury will no longer buy 70-75% of its weapons from the United States, as in the past.
Canada is also planning to review for a second time its decision to buy up to 88 F-35 fighter jets from the United States. Currely, Canada is only committed to buying 16 of these planes, which has been criticized by some for being expensive and unsuitable for Canada’s needs.
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