How could Trumps Golden Dome work, and should Canada be part of it? – National [Video]

Canada’s national security would benefit from participation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defence plan, policy experts say.

But it will likely take years — if not decades —  to fully implement.

“Of course you want an alliance system where you’re working together,” said Rob Huebert, a political science professor at the University of Calgary and interim director of the Centre for Military Security and Strategic Studies.

“We’re a little power next to the world’s biggest power, and that’s just part of the reality.”

The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed Tuesday that the federal government’s talks with the U.S. about a new economic and security partnership “naturally include strengthening NORAD and related initiatives such as the Golden Dome.”

“We are conscious that we have an ability, if we so choose, to complete the Golden Dome with investments and partnership, and it’s something that we are looking at and something that has been discussed at a high level,” Prime Minister Mark Carney …