After Refusing to Join a US Missile Defense Program, Canada Might Be Changing Its Mind
With increased threats from North Korea, Canada is reconsidering joining a US program that it refused in 2005
A launch test of North Korea’s
intermediate-range ballistic missile
Hwasong-12 at an undisclosed location
near Pyongyang, in a photo released by
North Korea’s official Korean Central
News Agency on Aug. 30, 2017. STR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
An increasingly belligerent North Korea has sparked a debate in Canada about whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should reverse his country’s long opposition to joining the U.S. missile defense program.
Canada opted not to join the program in 2005 despite an appeal by President George W. Bush.
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
Jasper Fakkert is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. With more than a decade of experience at The Epoch Times, Fakkert has played a key role in expanding the publication’s reach, ensuring readers are provided with independent and insightful news coverage.
