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“Canadian defence policy makers are going to have little room to manoeuvre with this president.” “There will be intense pressure to boost spending on the military, to buy new equipment, preferably from the Americans,” said Staples.
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Bush, Canada may have to make security concessions if it wants to keep the border open for trade, Staples said. Trump is promoting protectionist trade policies and tighter border security. Steve Staples, vice president of the Rideau Institute in Ottawa, said Trump’s victory could have a significant impact on Canada’s defence policy. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While most other NATO members have also failed to fulfil their commitment, Canada is currently in the bottom third in terms of defence spending as a percentage of GDP. NATO says Canada spent just one per cent of GDP on defence last year, the smallest amount since before the Second World War. NATO members had signed a declaration in Wales two years ago agreeing to increase defence spending to two per cent of gross domestic product within a decade. “Trump is also talking about a type of Fortress America so that could affect our own border security policies.” “Canada is going to come under some pressure to bump up its defence spending,” said analyst Martin Shadwick, who teaches strategic studies at York University in Toronto.