Politics Insider: Poilievre says Canada would make own decisions on defence spending under Conservative government

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Hello, welcome to Politics Insider, election edition. There are 24 days until voting day. Let’s look at what happened today. Pierre Poilievre says Canada, under a Conservative government, would make its own, sovereign decisions on increasing military spending, in a response to U.S. pressure on NATO allies to boost defence budgets to 5 per cent of gross domestic product. “We’re going to make our own decisions on exactly how much we spend. We’re going to make our own decisions about our military,” Mr. Poilievre said, speaking to reporters during a Quebec campaign stop today. Canada now spends about 1.37 per...