Today, at the direction of their respective governments, the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand conducted an additional round of proportionate and necessary strikes against 36 Houthi targets across 13 locations in Yemen in response to the Houthis' continued attacks against international and commercial shipping as well as naval vessels transiting the Red Sea.
The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Bill Blair, issued the following statement today to recognize and observe the beginning of Black History Month:
Today, the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, at the direction of their respective governments with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conducted an additional round of proportionate and necessary strikes against 8 Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial shipping as well as naval vessels transiting the Red Sea.
The Deputy Minister of National Defence, Chief of the Defence Staff, and the Canadian Armed Forces Chief Warrant Officer, issued the following statement today regarding the results of the 2022 Statistics Canada Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF):
The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Bill Blair, issued the following statement today regarding the External Monitor’s second status report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent External Comprehensive Review (IECR).
On Sunday October 29, 2023, while deployed in support of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Ottawa’s (HMCS Ottawa) embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter was intercepted by a People’s Liberation Army J-11 fighter jet. Though the initial encounter was safe, two subsequent encounters were deemed unsafe.
Analysis conducted independently by the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command indicates with a high degree of confidence that Israel did not strike the al-Ahli hospital on 17 October 2023.
The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Bill Blair, issued the following statement: “Canada is deeply saddened by the loss of life caused by the explosion at Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023.
Consistent with DND/CAF directives, I have made the decision to permanently remove Colonel Leif Dahl from his position as 8 Wing Commander effective 28 September 2023.
