Time for Canada to join U.S. ballistic missile defence, says Romeo Dallaire
OTTAWA — Retired general and senator Romeo Dallaire says Canadians can’t just assume the U.S. will shoot down a missile heading towards Canada, and that it is time for this country to finally embrace continental missile defence.
“Canada should join the ballistic missile defence program,” Dallaire said in an interview Thursday.
“We currently cannot put a hand on our heart and say that it will be used to help us should something happen.”
His comments come amid growing concerns that Canada could be caught in the middle of a conflict between the U.S. and North Korea, which has been showing off its growing nuclear and missile arsenal.