Canada to Spend Defence Budget Locally, No Longer Sending Funds to US

TORONTO: In a major announcement, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said,'Seventy-seven cents of a dollar, 70 percent of Canada's defence budget, used to go to the United States because Canada used to buy defence items from the United States, but that will no longer be the case. Canadian money will stay in the country and be spent on Canadians and Canadian companies.'Mark Carney said at the Liberal Party convention that the days of the Canadian military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over. Mark Carney has advised Canadians to buy Canadian-made items. If the government wants to buy anything now, it will give Canadian companies and Canadian suppliers a chance first. US companies will not get the benefit they used to get. Trump has imposed a series of tariffs on Canada. In response, Mark Carney wants to show that he can take tough decisions to protect the country's interests.'He said,'The Canadian people are standing with Canada, and I'm going to work with Canadian steel workers to make Canada stronger. '