Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, allow war packaging that way but unfortunately these projects -- else I'm mistaken, and I invite the Honourable Premier to correct me, but these don't count toward our NATO -- or 2 percent of GDP NATO spending. They don't count. So what I'm trying to do is if we're moving to 2 percent, or maybe even 3 percent now, if we're going the way Europe's going, to divert some of those, if not most of those dollars, into the Northwest Territories. So defense spending is crucial. It's more nuanced than just repackaging our current asks. So can we get a commitment to advance defense spending and specifically tie it to these increases that are coming from our NATO commitments, tie that to the Northwest Territories. And even if the Premier wants to go and speak to the other northern territories and develop a tri-territorial plan or pan-northern plan, I don't care, but let's get some of that money flowing here and make it specific to defense because, again, those projects we're advancing are not -- do not count towards that 2 percent. Thank you.
Kieron Testart on Question 619-20(1): Arctic Sovereignty and Defense Spending
In the Legislative Assembly on March 6th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 619-20(1): Arctic Sovereignty and Defense Spending
Oral Questions
March 6th, 2025
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