Lessons of prior Cabinet decision-making on U.S. missiles: Diefenbaker went through similar situation as Martin

Defence Minister Bill Graham says that the federal Cabinet, not the House of Commons, will decide whether Canada will join the U.S. ballistic missile defence project. Recently-revealed Cabinet minutes from the early 1960s teach valuable lessons because Cabinet ministers faced a similar decision a...

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