Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada may join investing into the U.S. Golden Dome project to boost national security, as part of initiatives to ramp up defence partnerships.
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a $175 billion missile defence shield, dubbed the Golden Dome. He said he has selected a design for the project, which is aimed at protecting the country from threats by China and Russia.
Carney told reporters in a May 21 news conference from Parliament Hill that he believed being part of the project was in Canada’s interest.
“When it is in Canada’s interest, first best interest, to cooperate with the Americans, to strike deals with the Americans, relationships, and particularly in examples like ballistic missile defence, that may be the best option. And if so, we will pursue that,” he said in response to a reporter’s question about the Golden Dome project….