Canada to purchase U.S. missile defence system for Ukraine

Minister of National Defence Anita Anand joins Power & Politics to discuss the new announcement that Canada is set to spend $406 million to buy a U.S.- made missile defence system for Ukraine.

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[KaleighMacKay]

Does Canada even have an air defence missile for ourselves?

[AZ-bpzo]

Money that we don't have, which is desperately needed here for our own military and health-care systems. Our government has gone insane!

[kylejones]

You mean Canada is spending its citizens tax dollars on this

[nhva]

Our hospitals from Newfoundland to Vancouver need 400 million $

[bossman.ishere]

I am a Canadian. Can someone please tell me why we are purchasing this?

[DD-beev]

So trudeau says it's ok for ukraine to defend themselves but Canadians can't

[Anthony-rzkw]

Why?! How about improving the terrible healthcare system?!

[leafsfan]

Why the hell are they wasting our tax dollars on this bullshit!!

[franktrumble]

Who does our government serve? Obviously not Canadians.

[Ken-MrSims]

Hey Justin, "you're asking for more than we can give" ....

[nivasramachandiran]

Donating weapons to our allies from our armory is fine. But purchasing a missile for donating is something I have never heard of.

[lulubird]

1 billion dollar happily sent? Of course you are sending our money, not yours!

[Space_]

Why? Fix the dam healthcare system, and stop spending taxpayer dollars on a war we have nothing to do with!

[stateofopportunity]

This is utterly absurd. Send Trudeau and Freeland to the front lines and call it a day.

[chrispcrunch]

Leaders??? I did not see any "leaders" on the stage representing Canada and the US.

[TheWanderingExplorer]

Imagine having a medium ranged radar in the Canadian Armed Forces but not have anything to eliminate air threats.

[srikalyan]

Why can't US give/donate the system by themselves directly if they have the technology? Why should Canada be involved in this as an intermediary. Its mind boggling.

[frankiesallans]

I'm going to move to Ukraine. Our government helps THEM more than they help US!!!

[brightvisionary]

This is pathetic. We need money for Canadian to fight this inflation, housing, homelessness, etc.

[itubeoo]

Who said this is a good idea to spend $$ you don’t have? If you donated something you had okay, but you want to purchase??? Fix issues in Canada first.