{
  "id": 18381476,
  "title": "Budget raises questions about defence spending targets after 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/budget-raises-questions-about-defence-spending-targets-after-2030-18381476",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:23:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/05/budget-raises-questions-about-defence-spending-targets-after-2030/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada's Liberal government's 2026 budget outlines plans to meet NATO's defence spending targets through 2030 but leaves open questions about future commitments beyond that date. The budget aims to reach 4% of GDP on defence by 2030, up from 3.5% projected in the document, which would require a significant increase of $70 billion annually. Prime Minister Mark Carney suggests Canada is more transparent about defence spending than other G7 nations, highlighting yearly cash-based allocations until 2030. However, parliamentary budget officer Annette Ryan warns the 3.5% core defence spending target by 2035 would demand $163.6 billion, significantly higher than the $99 billion allocated. Major purchases like submarines, radar planes, and fighter jets remain unfunded. The budget earmarks $2.3 billion for expanding Canada's deployment in Latvia to 2,600 troops through 2031 and $61.9 million for the European Union's Ukraine Support Loan program, which could open up $60 billion in defence contracts for Canadian firms.",
  "summary": "OTTAWA — The Liberal government's new budget leaves unanswered a major accounting question about Ottawa's plans to meet its 2035 NATO defence spending commitments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Budget 2026 by the numbers: Key figures in the Liberals’ spending plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/budget-2026-by-the-numbers-key-figures-in-the-liberals-spending-plan",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:11:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Canada’s military and spy agency are getting spending boosts in Budget 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/canadas-military-and-spy-agency-are-getting-spending-boosts-in-budget",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:11:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}