Canada Reveals Major Military Strategy to Lessen US Dependence
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Canada Unveils Massive Military Strategy to Reduce US Dependence
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Firstpost•18-02-2026, 20:58
Canada Unveils Massive Military Strategy to Reduce US Dependence
•Prime Minister Mark Carney launched a multi-billion-dollar plan to strengthen the Canadian military and lessen reliance on the United States.
•The strategy, Canada's first defence industrial strategy, addresses vulnerabilities and dependencies created by over-reliance on US protection.
•Carney criticized Trump's administration and highlighted the widening gap between US and Canadian values, emphasizing "civic nationalism" for Canada.
•The plan involves over half a trillion dollars (US$366 billion) in security, prosperity, and sovereignty investments, including CAN$80 billion in direct spending and CAN$180 billion in procurement.
•Canada aims to build a domestic defense industrial base, pursue closer military ties with the EU (joining SAFE program), and explore export opportunities in Asia to avoid being "hostage" to others' decisions.
