Poilievre Not Committed to NATO 2% Guideline: ‘Our Country is Broke’

Poilievre Not Committed to NATO 2% Guideline: ‘Our Country is Broke’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gives remarks during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., on April 7, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has refrained from backing Canada’s new commitment to meet NATO’s defence spending guideline, blaming the state of the country’s finances for his reluctance.

“I always say what I mean and mean what I say. I make promises that I can keep,” Mr. Poilievre said at a July 12 press conference in Montreal. “Our country is broke after nine years of Trudeau.”

Noé Chartier
Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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