‘Complex, blow-your-brains-out expensive, and extraordinarily technical’: MPs urged to study Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ as feds say they’re in talks with U.S.

'What is desperately needed is a non-partisan statement in Parliament that all parties recognize the need to defend Canada as a core national interest,' says Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
The discussion around Canada's potential participation in the Golden Dome initiative recently came up during Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump's Oct. 7 meeting at the White House.

Whether Canada should join the United States’ “Golden Dome” missile defence system to protect North America from ballistic and cruise-missile threats remains an open question, but observers, including a former seasoned Liberal MP, say the almost $100-billion project de...

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