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National Security and Defence (Canada-U.S. Relations)


Canada and NATO

  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), also known as the North Atlantic Alliance, was formed on April 4, 1949 and is a military and political alliance founded to ensure the stability of the North Atlantic area and the safety of its people.
  • NATO was created by Canada, the US, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union following the Second World War.

Canada and the United Nations

  • The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization, founded in 1945, with the goal to maintain peace and security, facilitate friendly relations among member states, and to strengthen international cooperation.
  • There are currently 193 sovereign states apart of the UN, with Canada and the United States being founders.
  • The United States holds permanent member status in

The Quebec Conference

  • This is a photograph of US President Franklin Roosevelt, Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference in 1943.
  • Canada hosted the Quebec Conferences on two separate occasions, the first being August 1943 and the second being September 1944.
  • This was a significant event in Canada's history and it signified the unique relat

Operation Apollo

  • Operation Apollo: The Golden Age of the Canadian Navy in the War Against Terrorism by Richard Gimblett is an authorized account of Canada's naval contribution to the post-September 11, 2001 war on terrorism campaign.
  • Richard Gimblett is an informed and independent author who serv

The Permanent Joint Board on Defence

  • The Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD) is the senior advisory body on continental military defence of North America.
  • This board was created in 1940 by Canada and the United States under the Ogdensburg Agreement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King.
  • When the two countries formally declared the establishment of this board, it was coined th