Canada Falling Short on Defence Spending, F-35 Review, Pentagon Official Says
The move follows U.S. claims that Canada has not made credible progress on defense commitments, even as the board met only seven times in 10 years.
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Canada falling short on defence spending, F-35 review, Pentagon official says
The U.S. decision to suspend planned biannual defence talks with Canada follows deepening concern that Ottawa is failing to take steps to become a “credible” security partner, including by hiking military spending and completing a review of an F-35 fighter jet acquisition, a Pentagon official said on Thursday.
Pentagon’s ‘cancellation’ of Canada-U.S. defence board could have ‘ripple effects’ on major procurements, says former co-chair
'It’s a shot across the bow. The U.S. administration has clearly been watching the PM’s moves on defence and has concluded that there’s too much talk and too little action,' says defence expert Christian Leuprecht.
US calls Canada’s bluff on defense spending; 'pauses' 86-year-old alliance
The Pentagon appears to be sending Ottawa a message: Rhetoric is no substitute for military capability.The Department of Defense announced Monday it was “pausing” the 86-year-old Permanent Joint Board on Defense between the United States and Canada, according to Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby. The move comes amid mounting frustration in Washington over Canada’s chronic defense underinvestment — and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s i…
ANALYSIS | Dr. Strangelove diplomacy: How the Pentagon’s symbolic defence board freeze with Canada could backfire
Washington’s decision to suspend a symbolic Cold War-era defence body may have been meant to pressure Canada on military policy. Instead, experts say it risks reinforcing Canadians' distrust of the United States, complicates the politics of NORAD and missile defence, and makes future purchases of American military equipment even harder for Ottawa to sell domestically.
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