Canadians should be concerned about North Korea's missile testing, Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned Thursday after meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush. "Missiles that are fired in the direction of the United States constitute a threat to Canada," Harper said.
Bush also warned Canadians of dangers during a joint news conference after he and Harper met at the White House in Washington, D.C. The president noted that a North Korean missile fired toward the United States could travel off course and accidentally strike Canada. "[North Korea] could be seemingly firing a missile at the United States — this is all speculation — that could be headed toward the northwest of our country and it wouldn't take much for it to get off course," Bush said.
| As Dubya just speculates to make his point. |
Harper said his Tory government wasn't prepared at this time to open the debate on whether Canada should reverse an earlier Liberal decision and join the U.S. ballistic missile defence program. But after the meeting, the prime minister stressed that he understood the need to have a "modern and flexible defence system" to combat missile threats. |