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Mon May 18, 2026, 01:40 PM Monday

Trump administration quits Canada-U.S. advisory board on continental defense established in 1940. [View all]

Colby doesn't say why Canada is seeking out other allies.

U.S. Undersecretary of War Eldridge Colby announced Monday the Pentagon is "pausing" participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, an advisory body on North American continental defense established in 1940.

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1tgrzq6/trump_administration_quits_canadaus_advisory/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-canada-us-joint-defence-board-9.7203211

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