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CBC
28-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
'It's not an offer,' Carney says about Trump's Golden Dome post
Heading into his first question period Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked by a reporter if he was considering an 'offer' by the U.S. president for Canada to spend $61 billion US on a new missile defence system. Carney said 'it's not an offer' as he walked past.
Globe and Mail
27-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Missile defence system would cost Canada $61-billion, Trump says in social media post
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that a proposed Golden Dome missile defence shield that he has previously said Canada wanted to be part of would cost Ottawa USD$61 billion. Prime Minister Mark Carney said last week that the country is looking at potential investments in the proposed US$175-billion project. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed last week that there are 'active discussions ongoing' with the Trump administration over the missile defence shield. More to follow
Telegraph
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Battle Lines Trump Edition: Inside the new Star Wars program
In today's episode, Roland Oliphant explores Donald Trump's bold new vision for a space-based missile defence system - a futuristic project dubbed the Golden Dome. Announced in the Oval Office with his Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Mr Trump claims the system will protect the US from missile attacks launched from anywhere on Earth - or even from space. Featuring cutting-edge technologies deployed across land, sea, and orbit, the Golden Dome is billed as the most advanced missile shield ever imagined. But is it real science or just science fiction? What would it cost - and would it actually work? To help us unpack the reality behind the rhetoric, Roland speaks to Julia Cournoyer from Chatham House's International Security Programme. Plus, Venetia Rainey goes to Sweden's Gotland island to see the British and American armies conduct the first ever simultaneous live fire drill with HIMARS and MLRS. She asks, is Donald Trump's hostile attitude towards European security affecting military cooperation on the ground?
CBC
22-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
What Carney said to Trump about Golden Dome missile-defence system
Prime Minister Mark Carney held a news conference after his cabinet retreat Wednesday, where he talked about the discussions he had with U.S. President Donald Trump about joining the Golden Dome missile-defence system.
National Post
21-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Prime Minister Mark Carney to take questions from reporters on Wednesday
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will take questions from reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday evening after wrapping up a two-day cabinet retreat to prepare for the upcoming House of Commons session. Article content Article content Carney will speak to reporters at 6 p.m. on Parliament Hill. Article content There will be no shortage of issues for Carney to address. The House of Commons will kick off a new session next week with a throne speech read by King Charles III, with the government planning to implement its promised tax cut before the House breaks for the summer. Article content Carney also confirmed to reporters on the weekend that his government would table a budget in the fall, rather than next year as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne had said earlier. The government also confirmed comments this week by U.S. President Donald Trump that it was in talks with the U.S. about joining its new missile defence system dubbed the Golden Dome. Article content Article content
