Anita Anand would not directly say whether Canada is making a formal bid to join the agreement known as AUKUS
When AUKUS was announced, New Zealand’s then-prime minister Jacinda Ardern said her country was not approached about joining, “nor would I expect us to be.”Article contentVice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, said in an interview in January that Canada’s exclusion from the deal was a “significant concern.”
“We have strong capabilities in that area and we are always looking for ways to facilitate and collaborate with our closest allies,” she said Monday, adding that work with Five Eyes allies continues in “multiple spheres.”Advertisement 5As early as last fall, a senior official told MPs on the Canada-China relations committee that the government has expressed interest in working with AUKUS.
It is not clear, however, whether Britain or the U.S. are also interested and Anand would not hint at whether a formal agreement is coming.Article content
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