U.S. says it’s pausing long-standing military board with Canada
The Pentagon says Canada has failed to make credible progress on defense commitments as the board’s role is reassessed.
- On Monday, Undersecretary of War Eldridge Colby announced the Pentagon is "pausing" participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, an advisory body established in 1940 to coordinate North American continental defense.
- Colby cited Canada's failure to meet defense spending commitments, writing that the United States can "no longer avoid the gaps between rhetoric and reality," and linked the move to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's frequent statements about alliances other than the United States.
- Carney has significantly increased Canada's defense spending, surpassing North Atlantic Treaty Organization targets, yet the United States administration claims Canada has not made credible progress on commitments, according to Colby's posts on social media.
- Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole called the move "profoundly misguided," while Imran Bayoumi, a former United States defense adviser, told CBC News that "cancelling it is a needless provocation that sends the wrong message to Ottawa and other United States allies."
- Amid broader tensions, including President Donald Trump's trade war and his calls for making Canada the 51st state, the board's future remains uncertain as officials reassess how the forum benefits shared North American defense.
61 Articles
61 Articles
Since 1940, the US and Canada have been voting on defence issues. Now, Washington accuses the ally of failings – and restricts military cooperation.
Trump believes its neighbor is failing to fulfill its defense obligations. The United States is officially ending its participation in the Permanent Joint Defense Council with Canada. Washington accused the neighboring country of failing to fulfill its military obligations, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing Al Jazeera. Read also: Trump disobeyed Zelenskyy and now has Russian drones "nearby" in Cuba, according to media reports. US Deputy Secretary of …
The U.S. will pause its participation in a joint body with Canada for continental defense dating back to World War II, the Pentagon announced Monday, after accusing its northern neighbor of failing to achieve “credible advances in its defense commitments.” U.S. President Donald Trump has long accused Canada and other NATO countries of spending very little on their own armed forces, and argues that the U.S. assumes an excessive share of the defen…
US Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby says Canada has failed to show "credible progress" on its defense commitments, so the utility of the platform will be reevaluated.
The U.S. government accuses Canada of not fulfilling commitments in defence policy, which is why the U.S. is withdrawing from parts of military cooperation for the time being.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
