bill blair in ottawa, welcome to hardtalk. to hardtalk. thank you very much. to hardtalk. thank you very much- it to hardtalk. thank you very much- it is to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is a to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is a pleasure - to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is a pleasure to - to hardtalk. thank you very l much. it is a pleasure to have ou on much. it is a pleasure to have you on the much. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. much. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. as minister| much. it is a pleasure to have l you on the show. as minister of defence in canada, how embarrassed are you that your country is still significantly failing to meet the collective commitment of nato member states to spend at least 2% of your gdp on defence? i states to spend at least 296 of your gdp on defence?- states to spend at least 296 of your gdp on defence? i am not embarrassed your gdp on defence? i am not embarrassed at your gdp on defence
bill blair in ottawa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. as minister of defence in canada, how embarrassed are you that your country is still significantly failing to meet the collective commitment of nato member states to spend at least 2% of your gdp on defence? stephen, i m not embarrassed at all because canada, under our government, has been investing very significantly in defence and there s been a very strong upper projectory of defence spending. we ve just introduced our latest defence policy, which injects a significant amount of new investment into defence spending. it builds up greater capabilities, it moves us much closer to the target of 2%, and with some of the other things that we ve articulated in this defence policy, i think we are on a strong and inevitable path to achieving that 2% goal. canada is well aware of its responsibilities to our nato allies, to our continental allies, through norad in the uni