The Prime Minister was in Whitehorse, Yukon, on Sunday, where a flying object was shot down by a NORAD fighter jet on Saturday because it violated Canadian airspace.

Shortly after the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) publicly announced the presence of this object over the Canadian Far North on Saturday afternoon, Mr. Trudeau updated the public on Twitter with the latest developments.

I ordered the object shot down over the Yukon. Planes from Canada and the United States were dispatched to the scene, and US F-22 fire hit the objectsaid Mr. Trudeau in a first tweet.

He later confirmed that he had discussions with US President Joe Biden about this new incident in North American airspace.

I spoke to President Biden about this this afternoon [samedi]. The Canadian Forces will now repatriate and analyze the debris from the object. Thanks to NORAD to watch over North Americasaid the prime minister in a further statement.

In a press conference on Saturday evening, Defense Minister Anita Anand reiterated that it was too early to be sure if it was the object cylindrical that was shot down over the Yukon on Saturday was from China, but she still hinted that it might in fact be someone else spy balloon Chinese.

There’s something wrong

The object shot down in the Yukon on Saturday is the third to have violated North American airspace in the past two weeks, but the first to have its presence detected while overflying Canada.

The fact that this is the third incident unusual in a short time eliminates the possibility that it is one Coincidence, said Pierre St-Cyr, retired Colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). When the first balloon was launched on February 3, Beijing justified the vehicle as simply “deviating from its route” because of “the west wind.”

There really are eels under rockssaid Mr. St-Cyr in an interview with First the info. This former colonel reiterated that the origin of the object intercepted yesterday was yet to be determined, but the circumstances seem to point to China.

” What does China really want? Does she want to understand the reaction time of the Canadian and American Aerospace Defense Commands? How do we react? How do we use our devices to intercept them? »

Anyway the NORAD has proven itself through thwarting, he argued the game [stratégique] from China for using a really harmless device that thought it wouldn’t evoke strong reactions.

The next step is to determine if the object was carrying cameras or receivers to pick up the communication.

After a request for information from the public broadcaster, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed the use of funds in addition to the FCC to collect the rubble. She will investigate the incident with national and international partners, including the FBI.

” We will work closely with Indigenous community leaders to recognize their rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. »

In addition, the RCMP is asking the public to come forward if they find debris but stay away from the area where the search is taking place.

Yesterday’s incursion of a flying object over Canadian territory adds to the alleged Chinese “spy balloon” that flew over the United States two weeks ago after overflying Alaska and parts of western Canada before being publicly identified on February 1. This balloon was shot down off North Carolina on February 5th.

A second object was shot down after it entered Alaskan airspace on Friday. US officials gave no details on the nature of this object, other than that it was different from the first Chinese balloon.