Group 1 - Canada will increase military spending to meet NATO's requirement of 2% of GDP, achieving this goal ahead of the original target of 2032 [1] - Current defense spending is approximately 1.4% of GDP, indicating a significant increase in military budget allocation [1] - Measures to enhance military presence include raising military personnel salaries and procuring more military equipment such as submarines, aircraft, ships, armored vehicles, artillery, and advanced monitoring technologies [1] Group 2 - The Canadian government plans to establish a new defense procurement agency to prioritize domestic defense products, reducing reliance on U.S. defense capital [1] - The new defense policy will support the domestic defense industry by sourcing steel and aluminum from Canadian companies [1] - Following the announcement, European defense stocks like Saab and Kongsberg Gruppen ASA experienced declines, with Saab dropping approximately 7.2% [2]