Global Affairs Canada: The legal meaning of Article 5 and the termination clausesExtended after the due date
30 Aug 2026 · Access to Information Act · A-2026-00737
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Request under the Access to Information Act — the legal meaning of Article 5 and the termination clauses Canada relies upon
Hello,
This is a request under the Access to Information Act.
I am a person present in Canada and entitled to make this request under subsection 4(1) of the Act as extended by the Access to Information Act Extension Order, No. 1.
Period covered: 1 January 2024 to the date this request is processed.
I request the following records.
1. Any legal opinion or analysis concerning the meaning of the words "such action as it deems necessary" in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, and whether those words impose an obligation to use force
2. Any legal opinion or analysis concerning Article 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty and the consequences for Canada of a denunciation by any Party
3. Any legal opinion or analysis concerning the 12-month termination provision of the Agreement on the North American Aerospace Defense Command of 28 April 2006
4. Any record assessing statements made publicly by officials of the United States on three subjects. The annexation of Canada. The accession of Canada as a state of the United States. An alteration of the international boundary. This item includes any record of the response of Canada to such statements
5. Any record identifying which state or states Canada relies upon for deterrence against nuclear attack, and the instrument in which that reliance is recorded
Please exclude media monitoring and news clippings.
If no records responsive to any numbered item exist, I request that your response state that expressly, item by item.
I request a waiver of the application fee under subsection 11(6) of the Act. I receive social assistance under the Ontario Works Act and have no discretionary income. If the waiver is refused, tell me how to pay and I will pay the fee. If it is refused, I request the reasons in writing together with the criteria applied.
I prefer to receive records electronically.
Respectfully,
Danilo Dzyuban