Politics Insider: Carney plays down U.S. suspension of joint defence board
Prime Minister Mark Carney has downplayed the suspension of a U.S.-Canada defense cooperation body by the Trump administration. He emphasized that the board had not met since 2024 and rejected claims that Canada has not increased its defense spending. Meanwhile, Canada's Snowbirds acrobatic flying unit will be grounded until new planes are acquired, with plans for a replacement aircraft underway.
- ▪Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the significance of the U.S. suspension of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense.
- ▪The U.S. accused Canada of not meeting its military spending commitments, despite recent increases in defense spending.
- ▪Canada's Snowbirds will be grounded until the early 2030s while new planes are procured, with the current season being their last until then.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountHello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let’s look at what happened today.Prime Minister Mark Carney is playing down the Trump administration’s suspension of a United States-Canada defence co-operation body and has rejected its suggestion Ottawa has not boosted defence spending.Steven Chase and Adrian Morrow report that Carney, asked about the development today, noted the board – which co-ordinates continental defence – had not met since 2024.“It has a long heritage, but I wouldn’t overplay the importance of this,” the Prime Minister told reporters during an unrelated resource project announcement in Quebec.Elbridge Colby, the U.S.
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