U.S. Suspends Key Defense Forum

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🧵 - 1/10 🚨 - BIG NEWS TODAY: The U.S. just suspended the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) — the oldest Canada-U.S. defence forum, created in 1940. Under Secretary Elbridge Colby cited “Canada’s failure to make credible progress” on defence commitments, referencing PM Carney’s Davos speech. But here’s the irony… this could end up costing American jobs. 🇺🇸💼 #Canada #US #Defence #NATO #Jobs #Military

🧵 - 2/10 Canada under Mark Carney is already spending more on defence than ever 🇨🇦🛡️ - 2025–26: over $63b CAD in total defence spending (first time meeting NATO’s 2% of GDP target) 📈 - Budget 2025: $81.8b in cash over five years 💰 - Long-term plan: nearly $500b for defence and security over the next decade 🧾 #Canada #Defence #NATO #Budget2025 #Security #Military

🧵 - 3/10 The old days? Canada sent 70–75% of its military hardware dollars straight to U.S. suppliers, thanks to NORAD, DPSA, and decades of integration. That meant billions flowing each year to American aerospace, shipbuilding, munitions, and tech firms. 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇸💸🛩️🚢⚙️ #Defence #NORAD #DPSA #Aerospace #Shipbuilding #Munitions

🧵 - 4/10 Carney ended that era. February 2026 Defence Industrial Strategy: “Buy Canadian by default.” Goal: 70% of federal defence contracts going to Canadian firms within 10 years (up from ~43%). $6.6 billion in new investment to: - triple industry revenue 📈 - boost exports by 50% 🌍 - create ~125,000 jobs 👷‍♀️👷‍♂️ #Canada #Defence #CanadianMade #Industry #Jobs #BuyCanadian

🧵 - 5/10 Capital procurement (the “weapons budget”) is exploding as overall spending rises. Canada is deliberately diversifying: - domestic builds plus European, UK, and Indo-Pacific partners 🤝 - no longer defaulting to the U.S. 🇨🇦➡️🌍 Major platforms will still involve some U.S. participation in the short term, but the policy is clear: reduce reliance. 📉 #Canada #DefenseSpending #Procurement #NationalSecurity #NATO

🧵 - 6/10 So what does today’s PJBD suspension actually do? It signals deep distrust and cuts off a key coordination channel. Ottawa gets political cover to accelerate the “Buy Canadian” pivot even harder 🇨🇦📌 Result? More procurement dollars that used to go to U.S. firms now stay in Canada or shift to Europe 💸➡️🇨🇦🇪🇺 #Canada #Procurement #BuyCanadian #Trade #USCanada #Defense

🧵 - 7/10 Economic hit to the USA, in straight numbers : 🇺🇸💸 Defence capital spending is growing fast with the $63B+ budget 🛡️ Even a 10–20% shift away from U.S. suppliers could mean hundreds of millions to billions in lost annual revenue for american contractors 📉 Over a decade? that’s real money leaving U.S. factories, supply chains, and paycheques in key states ⏳ #defense #economy #manufacturing #supplychain #usa #contracts

🧵 - 8/10 This isn’t abstract. The U.S. defence industry has long counted on Canada as a reliable, high-value customer. Now, that integrated North American defence-industrial base is fracturing. American workers in aerospace, shipyards, and munitions lose out, while Canadian (and European) firms gain. 🇺🇸➡️🇨🇦🇪🇺 #DefenceIndustry #Aerospace #Shipbuilding #Munitions #Canada #USA

🧵 - 9/10 Irony alert: The U.S. pauses the border, claiming Canada isn’t doing enough… …right as Canada is spending more than ever, but deliberately redirecting money away from U.S. companies. This move doesn’t force Canada to buy more American gear — it gives Carney every reason to buy less. Self-own. 🤦‍♂️🇨🇦🇺🇸 #Canada #USA #Trade #DefenseSpending #Geopolitics #Procurement

🧵 - 10/10 Bottom line: Canada is building sovereignty and a domestic defence industry. The U.S. just gave us an even stronger case to keep those dollars at home 🇨🇦💰 American taxpayers and defence workers are the ones who lose when billions stop flowing south 📉 Who benefits from this? Not U.S. industry. Not NORAD integration. What do you think: smart strategy or own-goal? 🤔 #Canada #Defence #Sovereignty #NORAD #CanadianIndustry #Trade