Canada's plan to boost military spending ‘falls flat’ amid high hopes

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks at a news conference in the media lockup, ahead of the tabling of the federal budget, in Ottawa, Ont., on Thursday, April 7, 2022. | Justin Tang/Canadian Press

OTTAWA, Ont. — After weeks of tough talk about defense spending, Justin Trudeau’s government unveiled a budget Thursday with only an incremental boost for Canada’s military.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland tried to frame about C$8 billion in fresh military commitments as a way to help Ukrainians defeat Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invaders.

“Canada and our allies have imposed the toughest sanctions ever inflicted on a

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