# Why does Canada want to join the Europe-led JEF military partnership?

https://mins.news/en/item/64285

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-18 12:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/why-does-canada-want-to-join-the-europe-led-jef-military-partnership?traffic_source=rss

> Canada has applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force as it seeks to broaden its diplomatic and security ties amid a sharp deterioration in relations with the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the request during a visit to the UK, after the European Commission’s Ursula von der Leyen invited Canada to become the JEF’s first associate member.

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