{"id":115767,"date":"2017-09-03T20:39:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T00:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=115767"},"modified":"2017-09-03T20:39:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T00:39:33","slug":"justin-trudeau-condemns-north-korean-missile-testing-asks-un-to-step-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/03\/justin-trudeau-condemns-north-korean-missile-testing-asks-un-to-step-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Trudeau condemns North Korean missile testing, asks UN to step in"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trudeau says North Korea is only further isolating itself by the continued testing. (Photo: The Prime Minister’s website<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear weapon testing and is urging the United Nations to take further steps to contain the country’s nuclear proliferation efforts.<\/p>\n

North Korea’s nuclear test and \u201caggressive\u201d missile testing program \u201crepresents a clear and present threat to the safety and security of its neighbours and the international community,\u201d Trudeau said in a statement released Sunday.<\/p>\n

He says North Korea is only further isolating itself by the continued testing.<\/p>\n

The statement called on the UN Security Council \u201cto take further decisive action to effectively constrain North Korea’s proliferation efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

North Korea announced this weekend that it had detonated its sixth and most powerful nuclear test yet, which it declared a \u201cperfect success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trudeau also stated that Canada would continue to work with allies including South Korea, Japan, and the U.S., but did not provide more details on his government’s involvement.<\/p>\n

Erin O’Toole, the new Conservative foreign affairs critic, said last week that North Korea’s increased capability to potentially reach North America with a long-range missile changes the conversation, and that Canada should consider joining the U.S. ballistic missile defence shield.<\/p>\n

Former Liberal senator Romeo Dallaire has also said that he thinks Canada should join.<\/p>\n

Trudeau has said that Canada would not get involved in the missile defence shield, a stance that was criticized by several other politicians.<\/p>\n

Canada was invited to join the American continental missile-shield system more than a decade ago, but then-prime minister Paul Martin opted against it in 2005 following an extremely divisive national debate.<\/p>\n

The Conservative government under Stephen Harper was likewise unwilling to reopen the debate, despite having supported Canada’s participation in ballistic missile defence while in opposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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