To up defence spending, Canada must cut deeper, tax harder and borrow more – all at once

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Todd Hirsch is a Calgary-based economist, author and public speaker. He is also the director of the Energy Transition Centre.
No sooner had Canada committed to immediately meeting NATO’s long-standing target of spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence – an increase of $9.3-billion annually…

This story appeared on theglobeandmail.com, 2025-07-03 21:58:40.
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