The 5% talking point mixes two different ideas: a confirmed 2% minimum and an emerging plan for 3.5% “core” defence by 2035. Add-on proposals for 1.5% in civilian resilience—infrastructure, ports, cyber—are still political signals, not binding rules. For Canadians, the practical yardsticks are today’s ~1.3–1.4% spending and the long-standing 2% benchmark; closing even that gap requires sustained budgets, people, and procurement reform. Treat “5%” as a headline friendly concept, not current NATO policy.
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