Mark Carney announces pay hike for military, defence cash injection
In a bid to address the military’s devastating retention and recruitment crisis, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced pay increases for Canadian Armed Forces members.
In a bid to address the military’s devastating retention and recruitment crisis, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced pay increases for Canadian Armed Forces members and billions in new defence spending, pledging to meet NATO’s old two per cent of GDP target.
The announcement still falls short of the new five per cent defence spending target adopted by NATO members this year.
