Complex sentence: During the so-called Salmon War of 1997, then-BC Premier Glen Clark threatened to close the base, which brought quick rebuttal from Ottawa: national Defence is not a responsibility of the provincial government.
Split into simpler sentences: During the so-called Salmon War of 1997, then-BC Premier Glen Clark threatened to close the base, which brought quick rebuttal from Ottawa. National Defence is not a responsibility of the provincial government.