Anand Says She Has No Data to Determine Origin or Purpose of Flying Objects Downed in Yukon, Lake Huron

Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the Defence Staff, looks at his notes as he prepares to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on National Defence, regarding the surveillance balloon from China, along with Minister of National Defence Anita Anand (R) in Ottawa on March 7, 2023. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

Defence Minister Anita Anand said there is no data on three aerial objects downed last month over North America, shortly after a Chinese spy balloon was found intruding in Canadian and U.S. air spaces, to determine whether they are related to any foreign states.

Anand was questioned by MPs at the Standing Committee on National Defence on March 7 about the Chinese surveillance balloon and the three subsequent objects downed by the U.S. military between Feb. 10 and Feb. 12.