The 5% NATO Commitment Price Tag Will Require Ottawa to Make Tough Choices

About this episode

The episode discusses Canada's commitment to NATO and the financial implications of meeting the 5% spending target.

Trump may waver on NATO, but Canada’s 5% commitment isn’t going anywhere - and it could cost $150 billion. .The question is: how do we pay for it? Colin Busby and Nicholas Dahir lay out a path forward that avoids piling on debt.

People in this episode

Guests: Colin Busby, Nicholas Dahir

Topics covered

• NATO
• Canada
• defense spending
• government policy
• economics

Keywords

• NATO commitment
• Canada
• defense budget
• debt management
• $150 billion

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ottawa, Canada

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