Canada’s new strategy to reduce military dependence on the United States

According to RCO News Agency, the Canadian government, which has faced increasing hostility from the administration of US President 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 country from the United States after Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on several key Canadian industries.

Tensions are rising while the President 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 month, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Carney said there was a permanent rupture in the global order, without naming Trump or the United States. He asked the weaker countries to cooperate and confront the superpowers of the world. His request also angered the White House.

European countries, 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 country’s military spending to levels not seen since the Korean War.

Last June, he injected C$9.3 billion, about $7 billion, into Canada’s military to meet NATO’s minimum spending level of 2 percent of GDP. Canada has agreed to bring its military spending to a new NATO target of 5 percent of GDP by 2035.

The Prime Minister of Canada has also emphasized that this country 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. Currently, 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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