Canada Rushes to Fund Its Neglected Military After Trump Threats

Mark Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney, arrive in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on March 18.

Photographer: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/AP Photo

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Three decades ago, Canada published a report about its future military plans. “The Cold War is over,” its first chapter began, before outlining the government’s massive budget pressures and proposing cuts to personnel and defense spending.

Then came a warning: “Canada should never find itself in a position where the defence of its national territory has become the responsibility of others.”