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We stand on guard for thee?(Brief Article)
Canadian prime minister Paul Martin has announced that his country will not contribute resources to the nascent U.S. missile defense system. Critics wonder if Canada's decision will hinder Washington's efforts to deploy a viable missile shield. It will not. Although Canadian participation would be welcomed in Washington, missile defense marches on. Even as Ottawa sits on the sidelines, President Bush is forging an international coalition of backers that includes Australia, Britain, Denmark, Israel, and Japan, with Poland, the Czech Republic, and India all wanting in. Even Russia has acquiesced to the U.S. system.
And although Martin said "no" to direct participation in missile defense, Ottawa authorized the system's use of NORAD's tracking radars back in 2004. As Canadian Ambassador Frank McKenna observed, that effectively means Canada is part of missile defense, whether it says so or not.
Some have asked if Martin's decision means that Canada will be a free rider under America's anti-missile ...
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...negotiate a formal Missile Defense Framework Memorandum...expected to codify Canada's participation in a missile defense system and to help...A decision on Canada's participation in the missile defense program will be made...
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 23, 2005 700+ words
...there has been no change in Canada's involvement in U.S. ballistic missile defense programs. Radio-Canada television and the Canadian...participate in aspects of missile defense in the interest of Canada in the appropriate way...
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- Magazine article from: Arms Control Today July 1, 2003 700+ words
Canada has opposed missile defense systems for decades...interest in the U.S. missile defense system. Canada seeks to preserve...missile defence." Canada also views its potential involvement in missile defense as a means of limiting...
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...that we in Canada have nothing...top U.S. missile-defense officers at...reasons for Canada to join a National Missile Defense, most notably...Macdonald said Canada won't participate...the National Missile Defense program if...
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 24, 2005 700+ words
...announced Thursday that Canada would opt out the U.S. missile defense program, a move...of the proposed missile defense shield, Canada would instead focus...element of anti-missile defense. When Bush visited Canada in December, he...
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- Magazine article from: Canadian Dimension Sanders, Richard September 1, 2006 700+ words
...mythology, "Ballistic Missile Defense" is alive and well in Canada. In fact, for many...DFAIT). Two days after Canada "just said no" to...told CBC Radio that Canada supported America's "missile defense" choice. Furthermore...
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- Magazine article from: American Review of Canadian Studies Sokolsky, Joel J. June 22, 2000 700+ words
...doubts about U.S. missile defense plans, they still complain about Canada's closing its military...S. might not ask Canada to help pay for the new missile defense system. But it probably would expect Canada to pay more of other...
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 22, 2005 700+ words
...there has been no change to Canada's involvement in U.S. ballistic missile defense programs. Canada receives missile-warning...to participate in aspects of missile defense in the interest of Canada in the appropriate way."
Source: HighBeam Research, We stand on guard for thee?(Brief Article)