Read the article please.  The plan lays out the ramp up in spending over 20 years.  The actually ramp up begins now.  By 10 years from now the spending is projected to be 70% higher than is it today.  Quite a contrast to the reduction in military spending to meagre levels we saw under Harper.  The other thing is .. it is foolish to just start spending wildly and heavily overnight.  Military procurement is a slow process because it is hard to know where to put the money and who to buy from - requires years of analysis and teams of experts.  They are laughing in Washington because this plan is exactly what Trump demanded the allies start doing!