Canada's spending on defence as a share of the overall economy is going to be substantially less this year than previously thought, according to a new Senate defence committee report. It is not spending enough on defence, and relying entirely on the Americans to provide for our defence." Conservative Senator Dan Lang, the committee chair, denied the suggestion the Senate was giving U.S. President Donald Trump ammunition. "And this report is not for Mr. Trump, President Trump. A Canadian Senate committee says the federal government should overhaul the defence procurement system.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2017 21:22 UTC