PM Defends Shooting of Flying Object Over Canadian Soil by U.S. Fighter Jet

An F-22 Raptor takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. US Air Force

The tracking and shooting down of unauthorized flying objects over North America is part of joint work between Canada and the U.S., hence who pulls the trigger is not important, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Feb. 13 while visiting Yukon.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a joint command, Trudeau said, “which means we do things together over North America.”