Better late than never, time to commit to missile defence

The incongruity of Canada’s position is laid bare when we look at our NATO allies who share our concerns regarding missile proliferation and the weaponization of space, but who have all signed on to BMD.

Prime minister Mackenzie King and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, pictured July 31, 1936, in Québec City, Quebec. At Ogdensburg in August 1940, King and Roosevelt met to sign the Ogdensburg Agreement which laid the foundation for the future continental defence of Canada and the United States.Photograph Flickr

Opinion

BY DAVID PRATT

May 30, 2022

OTTAWA—Trivia Question: What is the connection between Ogdensburg, New York and continental missile defence? Answer: At Ogdensburg in August 1940, Canadian prime minister Mackenzie King and U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt met to sign the Ogdensburg Agreement which laid the foundation for the fut...

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