Vincent Rigby on Canada鈥檚 Shift Toward U.S. Missile Defence | The Globe and Mail
October 10, 2025 | Professor Vincent Rigby was featured in The Globe and Mail on Canada鈥檚 decision to collaborate with the United States on the Golden Dome missile defence initiative. Drawing on his previous experience as Director-General of Policy Planning at the Department of National Defence during the 2005 ballistic missile defence discussions, Rigby recalled that American proposals at the time lacked clarity and detail. 鈥淭he American answers were often vague, if not downright ambiguous,鈥� he said, reflecting on the uncertainty that shaped Canada鈥檚 earlier decision to remain outside the program. He argued that circumstances have changed as geographic realities leave Canada little choice but to remain engaged with its closest ally. 鈥淵ou cannot walk away from the United States,鈥� he said. 鈥淕eography is not going to allow us that.鈥�
