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Title: Deepening Canada-U.S. Security and Military Ties
Topic: Canada-U.S. relations
Written By: NAUWATCH
Date: Friday, February 04 at 08:01
By Dana Gabriel 
A recent North American defense ministers meeting was originally scheduled to be a trilateral gathering, but Mexico’s Secretary of Defense was unable to participate in the summit. Canada-U.S. talks focused on continental, hemispheric, as well as global defense issues. The meeting went a long way to further deepen bilateral security and military ties. It was also significant considering that Canada and the U.S. are currently negotiating an agreement that would work towards establishing a perimeter approach to security

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Ms. Gabriel,
The article you have posted is very interesting; it raises an important issue/theme that has prevailed in Canadian domestic and international politics throughout Canada�s history.
Minister Mackay emphasized that the talks, �were successful in strengthening and expanding the already strong defense relationship that exists between our two countries and in improving our bilateral coordination to effectively address threats to our common security.�
First off, are Canada�s relations with the US improving? Since 9/11, the US has criticized Canada�s security policies and provisions, which put a damper on Canada-US relations.
Furthermore, is this something that Canadians want? The original article that you have linked, states:
�When news leaked late last year of an imminent trade and security deal between the two countries, it caused an uproar in Canada.�
It seems that Canadians want to distance themselves from the US.
Therefore, is this move towards a �security perimeter agreement� a good idea?

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