In your article “Canada, the EU, and the Future of the ITAR Exemption” appears to focus too much on an exemption that, since 2001, is practically useless to Canadian defence industry. Prior to 2001, almost 100% ITAR/USML goods and technology were exported to Canada licence-free from the US. We were the only country not subject to US ITAR licensing which had existed since the 1941 Hyde Park Declaration. Post 2001 that figure dropped to 20%. It was technically reduced further by the introduction of UK and Australian exemptions a few years later making the Canadian Exemption less advantageous. Every country, not just Canada, is faced with the US ITAR dilemma. And by the way, the cases reported in the the General Accounting Office Report were fabrications and only one case was partially factual. Of course, in some circles, perception is everything. Finally, the interoperability question could perhaps be drawn out further as there is currently significant interoperability between and among NATO countries but there is always room for improvement. Just for background, I was the lead negotiator for the revised ITAR Exemption (1998-2001) and was the key drafter of the Controlled Goods Program until I retired in December 2004. I am currently a trade consultant.