Conservative MP and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong is calling for immediate action from the federal government to counter both attempts of foreign political interference and physical incursions into Canada’s air space.
“Canada is vulnerable [because] this government has failed to: counter foreign interference, stop funding Beijing’s military research, upgrade NORAD’s early warning system, and acquire modern fighter aircraft,” Chong wrote in a Twitter post on Feb. 14.
“Does the government understand how vulnerable we are?”
Chong also said in the House of Commons on Feb. 13 that recent violations of Canadian air space should serve as a “wake-up call” to the federal government….