Canada pledges billions in new defence spending, but doesn’t reach NATO’s 2% commitment

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The Canadian Armed Forces are trying to make it easier for people to join by relaxing entry requirements such as exempting people who apply for certain jobs from the entry test and eliminating the one-size-fits-all medical limitations. Two years after being ordered on an urgent basis, a new defence policy for Canada that promises to bolster the military's surveillance and combat capabilities in the Arctic was unveiled Monday. The strategy promises to deliver new equipment, including airborne early warning aircraft (AWACs), long-range surface-to-surface missiles for the army and utility helicopters that may or may not be manned. A NATO airborne...