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We, the federal, provincial, and territorial representatives* for the Seamless Canada Steering Committee, met on 24 May 2023, to reconfirm our commitment to alleviating the stressors and strains on military families arising from their relocations across Canada.
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The Honourable Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, issued the following statement today regarding the External Monitor’s first status report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent External Comprehensive Review (IECR)
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The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Anita Anand, issued the following statement today to recognize the 65th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD):
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The Military Police (MP) continue to diligently refer criminal sexual offence cases to civilian police in a victim-centric and trauma-informed manner, a process which has been ongoing since December 2021.
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On 29 April 2022, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS), collaboratively with the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC), launched an investigation into the sudden deaths of four cadets at the Royal Military College of Canada after their personal motor vehicle entered the water at Point Frederick, on the campus of the Royal Military College of Canada, at CFB Kingston. The Kingston Police Service provided forensic and collision reconstruction specialists who assisted with the investigation.
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The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence and the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement:
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We, the Ministers of Defence of the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Host Nations, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and the respective Framework Nations, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany reaffirm our commitment to protecting our populations and those of our Allies. We will continue to significantly strengthen the Deterrence and Defence of the Baltic Region as part of NATO’s Collective Defence obligations.
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“Today at the Pentagon, United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and I participated in a call with NORAD Commander, General Glen VanHerck regarding a high-altitude object detected over Alaska. The object did not fly into Canadian airspace.
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Today, the United States took definitive action to bring down China’s high-altitude surveillance balloon that has violated U.S. and Canadian airspace and international law.
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A high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected and its movements are being actively tracked by NORAD.
