US Senator Asks New Head of NORAD to Pressure Canada on Defence Spending

US Senator Asks New Head of NORAD to Pressure Canada on Defence Spending
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on May 7, 2020. Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images
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A U.S. senator has asked a senior U.S. military figure taking over the leadership of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) to pressure Canada to meet its defence spending commitments.

Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan made the comments during the confirmation hearing of U.S. Air Force Lt.-Gen. Gregory Guillo at a July 26 meeting of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.