Sunday, August 3, 2025

Canada

The reason Europe was in such a disadvantage in negotiating with Trump was the fact that they are so dependent on the US for military protection. This has been the case since WW 2. They have enjoyed this benefit over the years by using defense money to provide social benefits, things like national healthcare. Canada is now in the same situation. The Canadians spend 1.37% of their GDP on defense because they too rely on the US for protection. This is far less than the commitment by the EU countries to up their defense spending to 5%. Just like Europe, Canada provides national healthcare for its citizens using the savings from defense spending.

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