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Canada hopes to join Aukus defence pact, says report

Defence minister Anita Anand in the House of Commons in Ottawa in April.
The defence minister, Anita Anand, in the House of Commons in Ottawa in April. Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock

Canada’s defence minister has said the country is “highly interested” working closer on defence technology with Australia, Britain and the US, after reports that the country wants to join the Aukus defence pact.

The Globe and Mail reported on Monday that Canada was making efforts to join the group, amid fears that the country could be excluded from valuable intelligence and technology sharing between a smaller circle of nations. Both the foreign affairs ministry and Privy Council are working to have Canada included, the Globe reported.

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