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Canada and the U.K. consider merging financial initiatives to rearm against Russia
Canada and the U.K. both had plans to launch separate initiatives in 2027
Canadian and British officials are considering merging two multinational defence initiatives to help a broader network of allies rearm against Russia and other growing international threats, a Canadian official said.
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official → consider → Russia
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his British counterpart, Andy Burnham, discussed their financial initiatives and how they could strengthen defence co-operation in Liverpool last week during their first face-to-face meeting as leaders, according to Burnham's office.
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Canada wasn't able to get the U.K. to become a founding member of its Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) under the Starmer government, but revived the push when Burnham took office in July.
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Burnham → get → July
A Canadian official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said progress has been made during talks with British officials, adding the Burnham government appears to be much more aligned with Canada and its worldview.
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government → authorize → Canada
Carney has been personally trying to get countries to join the DSRB, which is expected to pool countries' resources together to finance defence companies so they can scale up production.
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they → try → production
But Canada needs a big player like the U.K. on board or else it will limit how much the bank can lend.
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bank → need → much
Starmer had announced a £400-million contribution to his financing mechanism.
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The discussions between the two governments now centre around combining the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank with the U.K.'s Multilateral Defence Mechanism.
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discussions → centre → Mechanism
Both have 2027 launch dates.
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The Canadian official said the two countries are looking at bringing the two proposals together to create one institution that best serves the needs of allies.
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that → say → allies
Carney has said the Canada-led bank would give out low-cost loans to make sure allies "have the capacity to meet the challenges of a more dangerous and divided world together."
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Starmer described his initiative in June as a way to "finance and procure defence equipment with our allies and support a path to achieving our NATO spending targets."
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NATO allies are trying to increase defence spending amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who says allies have been relying too much on the U.S.
The military alliance's members have promised to increase core military spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035.
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members → describe → 2035
Canada has so far signed up Albania, Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine to the bank.
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Canada → sign → bank
Meanwhile, the U.K. has signed up the Netherlands, Finland and Poland for its financing model.
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U.K. → sign → model
Canada's High Commissioner to the U.K. Bill Blair said in July it would benefit all members for the U.K. to join forces with Canada.
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British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting told journalists on his first day of the job it was an "early priority" for the government to decide if it will take part in Canada's initiative.
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