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- Key Information: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada meets the NATO 2% defense spending benchmark, achieved in 2025.
- He noted defense underfunding and that the target had not been met since the Cold War.
- Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's NATO criticisms by emphasizing Canada's compliance.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised Trump for urging allies to boost contributions.
- Rutte said a comment calling Trump 'daddy' was a mistranslation.
