The four Liberal leadership contenders squared off in the only English-language debate in this short race to replace Prime ...

Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland ... and mildly criticized his pledge to reach NATO defence spending targets later than she is promising to do. Freeland and Gould have vowed to meet NATO’s ...

Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland ... are untouchable in any trade negotiation. Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says the time to reach the NATO spending target is now.

Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland ... Canada's commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to spend at least two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. Freeland ...

"You need experience in terms of crisis management, you need negotiation ... NATO target. His commitment to get to that higher military spending "by 2030" was a point of contention because two of the ...

Chrystia Freeland, Canada's former Finance Minister ... in conversations about security guarantees for Ukraine. This NATO ally will ‘buy, buy, buy’ more weapons as quickly as possible after ...

He is calling for NATO spending targets to be achieved by 2030 ... Carney is playing to his strength on the economy. Freeland on her negotiation skills. Gould on her personal authenticity and empathy ...

They are Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada; Chrystia Freeland, former finance minister and deputy ... increasing defence spending to hit the NATO target by 2030 and a "boost" to the ...