About that Golden Dome comment
Following meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump and his cabinet, Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, was asked if Canada had joined the ‘Golden Dome’ defence system that was proposed by the Trump administration earlier this year.
Trump seemed to imply today in the Oval Office that Canada and the U.S. were discussing a partnership on the Golden Dome project, a proposed anti-missile system that the U.S. hopes to model after Israel’s Iron Dome.
Canada has “indicated that we want to be a constructive partner” on the Golden Dome, LeBlanc said.
However, discussions about strengthening defence and national security partnerships were “much broader” than one specific project, the minister added.
Pressed to say whether Canada has “signed onto” the Golden Dome, LeBlanc said, “nobody put the contract in front of us.”
“We told the Americans we want to be a defence and security partner, and the Golden Dome is absolutely part of that conversation,” he said.