U.S. froze joint defence board over Canada’s lack of progress on military spending, official says
The U.S. has frozen a joint defense board with Canada due to concerns over Canada's military spending commitments. A Pentagon official stated that Canada has not provided a clear strategy to meet its goal of increasing military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. The freeze follows Canada's reconsideration of purchasing F-35 fighter jets amid ongoing tensions with the U.S.
- ▪The U.S. government decided to suspend the Permanent Joint Board on Defense with Canada.
- ▪Canada has not laid out a clear path to meet its military spending goals agreed upon with NATO.
- ▪The Pentagon criticized Canada for delaying its decision on purchasing F-35 fighter jets.
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Open this photo in gallery:An F-35 fighter jet lands during the NATO Cold Response 2026 military exercise at the Evenes air base in Arctic Norway in March.Bernadett Szabo/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe U.S. government’s decision to freeze a joint defence board with Canada was prompted by Ottawa’s lack of a detailed strategy for increasing military spending to 5 per cent of GDP by 2035 and by its reconsideration of a plan to purchase American-made F-35 fighter jets, a Pentagon official says.In a background briefing for Canadian reporters in Washington on Thursday, the official provided more detail on the reasons the U.S. announced earlier this week that it would suspend the Permanent Joint Board on Defense.
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