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Originally Posted by Leto
I'd like to know from Sane's post, that if "Canada currently ranks 17th in NATO in terms of defence spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Only Luxembourg and Iceland spend less. Iceland and Luxembourg!"
what about the rest of the countries (18 - 25) the numbers make no sense.
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There are 19 members of NATO.
There are 27 member within the three major western alliances (NATO, the Pacific Allies, and the Gulf Cooperation Council). Of these 27 countries, Canada ranks 25th in defense spending and 11th in spending on foreign assistence.
I encourage everyone (particularly Canadians) to read the report at
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/c...#_Toc115156292
Also, as much as Canadians like to talk about their commitment to peace keeping and humanitarian assistence, I had imagined that their contributions in these areas would overshadow other nations of similar economic size and development. After examining the facts, it is clear that even in this Canada is at best mediocre.