Politics Insider: Poilievre says Canada would make own decisions on defence spending under Conservative government

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Hello, welcome to Politics Insider, election edition. There are 24 days until voting day. Let's look at what happened today. Pierre Poilievre says Canada, under a Conservative government, would make its own, sovereign decisions on increasing military spending, in a response to U.S. pressure on NATO allies to boost defence budgets to 5 per cent of gross domestic product. "We're going to make our own decisions on exactly how much we spend. We're going to make our own decisions about our military," Mr. Poilievre said, speaking to reporters during a Quebec campaign stop today. Canada now spends about 1.37 per…