I’m sure our opponents on the global stage will patiently wait for 2033, and won’t take advantage of the fact that we’re underprepared. I mean, it’s not like they’re monsters that bomb children’s hospitals or anything.

The literal definition of “kicking it down the road until he’s no longer around”.

I would very much like to see the blue print on this one. 2% is not a hard number to hit so I hope there is a real plan to reach our commitments with allies. I saw another article that was about a new arctic base purchase so the plan likely includes that which is great to see because Canada will be in a bitch of a position if we don’t get our shit together asap.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Following a blizzard of criticism from allies — most notably the United States — the Liberal government announced Thursday that it hopes to meet NATO’s military investment benchmark of two per cent of alliance members’ gross domestic products by 2032.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the statement at the close of the alliance’s annual summit in Washington.

While the prime minister didn’t say precisely how the Liberal government intends to reach the goal, both his defence and foreign affairs ministers have for weeks hinted that uncosted, unapproved elements of the new defence policy will push the country up to and possibly past the two per cent mark.

“We will continue to explore opportunities that will further increase defence spending and advance Canada’s strategic interests,” Trudeau said.

Defence Minister Bill Blair has said repeatedly over the past few months that he’s been hoping to share a verifiable plan with NATO allies — who have been increasingly vocal about their disappointment in Canada’s failure to accelerate its investments in defence.

The announcement of a timeline without details is unlikely to quell allies’ criticism — especially now that some of them, including Poland, are calling for the benchmark to be moved even higher.

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I read that headline as “Trudeau expects to retire from politics before 2032”