Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government would give raises to the armed forces, speed up the acquisition of military equipment and grant new surveillance powers to the Canadian Coast Guard if he wins the election. Carney, who is campaigning as leader of the Liberal Party, made the promises on Tuesday at the Irving Shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. But his pledges didn’t include accelerating the timeline for Canada to meet its NATO commitment to spend 2% of gross domestic product on defense.
