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A reduced NATO commitment
Its goals were lofty and practical: to protect the free world and each other. Attacking one member of NATO meant you had attacked them all. At first, Canada played an important role as a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during the Cold War. But when the Communist threat died, some Canadians wondered why we were still part of the alliance. As NATO continues to redefine its mandate, Canada struggles to determine its own role.
Program: The World At Six
Broadcast Date: Dec. 1, 1994
Guest(s): Douglas Bland, David Collenette, John de Chastelain, Lewis Mackenzie
Host: Bernie McNamee
Reporter: Connie Watson
Duration: 3:10
Last updated: March 16, 2012
Page consulted on April 2, 2013
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