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- Prime Minister Mark Carney applied for Canada to join the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force.
- Carney announced the application during talks with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who pledged UK support.
- Canada seeks to diversify defence ties away from the United States.
- Carney and Burnham discussed deeper defence industrial cooperation via the Global Combat Air Programme.
- Canada joined the Global Combat Air Programme as an observer in July 2026.
