Canada's top military officer Jennie Carignan told AFP it is crucial for Canada to 'ensure that we are in control and taking responsibility for our defense'

Canada's top military officer Jennie Carignan told AFP it is crucial for Canada to 'ensure that we are in control and taking responsibility for our defense'

 Daphné LEMELIN

Canada's defense of its territory and the Arctic are entering a new phase, the country's top military officer Jennie Carignan told AFP, saying that "geography" no longer offers protection "as well as it did in the past."

With only the United States -- long considered an ally -- on its physical borders along with two oceans and the vast Arctic region, Canada has never really had to worry much about its territorial security.

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