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Defence minister’s ex-parliamentary secretary says Canada should join ballistic missile defence

Technologically complex and politically controversial, former and current MPs weigh in on whether Canada should join the U.S.-led defence program as the House Defence Committee studies the subject.

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August 30, 2017

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Defence minister’s ex-parliamentary secretary says Canada should join ballistic missile defence

Technologically complex and politically controversial, former and current MPs weigh in on whether Canada should join the U.S.-led defence program as the House Defence Committee studies the subject.

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