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Canada refuses to join UU.S Missile defence system
Canada refuses further role in missile defence
Globe and Mail Update
Thursday, February 24, 2005
The formal announcement Thursday that Canada will refuse any further participation in the controversial U.S. missile-defence shield was met with an immediate warning that Canada had given up its sovereignty.
Although Prime Minister Paul Martin said Canada would “insist” on maintaining control of its airspace, U.S. ambassador Paul Cellucci warned that Washington would not be constrained.
“We will deploy. We will defend North America,” he said
Canada refuses further role in missile defence
Globe and Mail Update
Thursday, February 24, 2005
The formal announcement Thursday that Canada will refuse any further participation in the controversial U.S. missile-defence shield was met with an immediate warning that Canada had given up its sovereignty.
Although Prime Minister Paul Martin said Canada would “insist” on maintaining control of its airspace, U.S. ambassador Paul Cellucci warned that Washington would not be constrained.
“We will deploy. We will defend North America,” he said