Pentagon walks away from Canada-U.S. defence board [View all]
Source: CBC
The Trump administration is walking away from a long-running body that works on Canada-U.S. defence initiatives, claiming Canada has failed to meet its commitments on defence spending.
U.S. Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby announced Monday the Pentagon is "pausing" participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, an advisory body on North American continental defence that was established in 1940.
"Only by investing in our own defense capabilities will Americans and Canadians be safe, secure, and prosperous," Colby wrote in a series of posts on X. "Unfortunately, Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defense commitments."
Colby's posts implicitly lay some blame for the U.S. move on Prime Minister Mark Carney's frequent statements about making alliances with countries other than the U.S., in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and his calls for making Canada the 51st state.
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