Canada has not changed its position on not joining the U.S. missile defense shield, but is examining its stance given changing global circumstances, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday.
Speaking in Brussels at the end of a meeting of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations, which was dominated by the crisis in Ukraine, Harper said Canada regularly examined defense policies, including the missile shield.
"It was our judgment in the past that Canadians did not need the security of participation in the anti-ballistic missile defense system," the Conservative prime minister said.
"Obviously there are changes occurring in the world and we will continue to examine whether that does or does not serve Canadian interests and we'll make whatever decisions are in the best security safety interests of Canadians, but obviously at the moment, we have not decided to revise the position."
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