Ragging the puck on the Golden Dome

Canadian involvement in U.S. President Donald Trump's 'Golden Dome' would surely mean greater military integration between the two countries.

Defence Minister David McGuinty reiterated Canada’s commitment to North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) modernization, Arctic security, and initiatives such as Arctic Over the Horizon Radar and Integrated Air and Missile Defence, while visiting NORAD headquarters in Colorado on July 16, 2025.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KIM RICHARD NOSSAL

November 24, 2025

After returning to the White House, United States President Donald Trump moved quickly to resurrect an updated version of the Strategic Defense Initiative—former president Ronald Reagan’s idea that Americans should be protected from missile attacks by a shield that would...

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