{"id":7669,"date":"2026-05-18T23:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7669"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:01:28","slug":"us-pauses-joint-defense-effort-with-canada-that-dates-to-wwii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7669","title":{"rendered":"US pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By BEN FINLEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The United States is pausing its participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates back to World War II, the Pentagon announced Monday, accusing Canada of failing \u201cto make credible progress on its defense commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7667\">Gas surges past $4 a gallon while tomato and beef prices notch new records. A look at rising costs amid the Iran war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has long accused Canada and other NATO countries of spending too little on their own militaries, arguing that the U.S. shoulders too much of the defense burden. Tensions with Canada also are simmering over tariffs, an expiring North American trade pact and a feud between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can no longer avoid the gaps between rhetoric and reality,\u201d Elbridge Colby, an undersecretary of defense, said in announcing the pause in a string of posts on X. \u201cReal powers must sustain our rhetoric with shared defense and security responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colby\u2019s posts noted the increases in defense spending that Canada and other nations agreed to at a summit in 2025. He said the U.S. will assess how the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, comprised of military and civilian officials from both countries, \u201cbenefits shared North American defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>European allies and Canada have been investing heavily in their armed forces since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And NATO countries, including Canada, pledged last year to spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Carney said last year the Canadian government would meet the previous 2% target for this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon said it had nothing further to provide beyond Colby\u2019s posts on X. Carney\u2019s office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the Pentagon\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement reflects a weakening of U.S. relationships with traditional Western allies during Trump\u2019s second term. Last week, the Pentagon decided to draw down thousands of American troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany after Trump criticized NATO members for a lack of support for the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7665\">Trump says he\u2019s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska criticized Monday\u2019s decision by the Pentagon, stating in a post on X, \u201cCooler &amp; wiser brains are needed to preserve a close alliance w\/ our neighbor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis all started w\/ taunts of \u2018Canada will be the 51st state\u2019 &amp; \u2018their Prime Minister will be the 51st governor,\u2019\u201d said Bacon, who is not running for reelection. \u201dThe insults gained us nothing but animosity that cost us economically &amp; now militarily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The board was established in 1940 \u2014 a year before the U.S. entered World War II \u2014 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King, according to the Congressional Research Service.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also known as the Ogdensburg Agreement, it helped provide a framework for continental defense during World War II and then the Cold War, according to the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<p>The board provided advice on the implementation of North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD. The joint command was formed by the two countries in the 1950s to spot potential enemy attacks as tensions rose with the Soviet Union, along with fears of nuclear war.<\/p>\n<p>The board was also involved in the setup of early warning systems using radar stations, the Mulroney Institute said, and advised on the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which links the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7663\">Austin Reaves\u2019 5-year Lakers journey reaches a crossroads<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has accused Canada and other NATO countries of spending too little on their militaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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