U.S. Golden Dome among options for Canadas defence, Carney says – National [Video]

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that Canada is reversing the trend of “deep integration” with the U.S. and exploring all options for strengthening its national defence — which include U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defence concept.

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,” after Trump unveiled plans for the proposed system.

That’s despite Carney repeatedly warning of the “threat” the U.S. poses to Canada’s economy and sovereignty under Trump, which the prime minister told reporters Wednesday is still true today.

“We had for almost half a century, we as Canada, a relationship with the Americans which was a steady process of deepening integration” on security and between the two nations’ economies, Carney said after a cabinet planning forum in Chelsea, Que.

“That process of deepening integration is …