Peter Kent at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On April 11th, 2017. See this statement in context.

April 11th, 2017 / 9:10 a.m.

Conservative

Peter Kent Conservative Thornhill, ON

Thank you.

Thanks to all of you for appearing today.

In 2005 then foreign minister Pettigrew conveyed Canada's disinclination, its refusal, to join the ballistic missile defence of North America. In the last government, the defence committee of the House and a Senate report both recommended reconsideration of participation in BMD. Defence minister Sajjan last fall revealed, as part of the defence review, that it was back on the table.

I wonder if you could discuss the considerations today, given North Korea's ballistic missile testing and its bellicose attitude, the ramped-up rhetoric between Washington and North Korea, and also President Trump's encouragement of all allied partners to invest more and to participate to a greater degree in not only the defence of North America but also of NATO and the world.

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