Canada meets NATO defence target, but opposition says it's 'creative accounting'

OTTAWA — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) confirmed on Thursday that Canada’s defence spending has reached the target of two per cent of gross domestic product, a commitment that has been 20 years in the making.

“We control our destiny,” Carney told reporters in Halifax. “I am pleased to announce today that we have kept that ambitious promise.”

Carney said Canada has not spent this much on defence since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989.

“For the last 10 months...