Why the US May View Canada as a Security Vulnerability: Former US Official

Alex Gray, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former Chief of Staff of the U.S. National Security Council, speaks during an interview on “American Thought Leaders,” hosted by Jan Jekielek, a senior editor at The Epoch Times, on Feb. 12, 2026. The Epoch TimesCanada’s state of defence expenditure and its deepening relationship with the Chinese regime threaten its shared security with the United States, says former chief of staff of the U.S. National Security Council Alex Gray.Gray, who is currently a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, previously served as deputy assistant to the U.S. president and chief of staff of the White House National Security Council during the first Trump administration.