Author: Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – If Prime Minister Mark Carney signs on to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence shield, he could be committing Canada to a project with a ballooning price tag, an anti-weapons proliferation groups said on Thursday.Jessica West — a senior researcher at Project Ploughshares, a Canadian peace research institute based in Waterloo, Ont. — warned during an interview that there are a lot of unanswered questions about the project.

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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Wednesday that Canada is considering joining in U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Golden Dome missile defence program.Speaking with reporters on Parliament Hill, Carney said high-level discussions are underway with the U.S., but he refused to provide a ballpark figure for how much Canada might contribute to the massive undertaking.

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