Trudeau says Canada has aircraft in region, but it remains unclear if Canada will go into Sudan or simply airlift those transported to neighbouring countries by allies
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has military transport standing by to help people flee the growing conflict in Sudan after Germans and Americans airlifted out Canadian citizens and diplomats in recent days.Germany airlifted 58 Canadians
“We have a C-17 in the region too, and we will be airlifting as well,” Mr. Trudeau said, referring to Canada’s heavy-lift aircraft, the CC-177 Globemaster.on the weekend, Maéva Proteau, director of communications for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said. “Canadian diplomats in Sudan were able to be part of the U.S. military-assisted departure on very short notice as they had
Defence Minister Anita Anand was circumspect Monday when asked during Senate testimony whether Canada would actually send its own aircraft into Sudan, an East African country that has spiralled into chaos amid fierce fighting between two rival generals. on April 15 has killed more than 400 people, knocked out hospitals and other services and turned residential areas into war zones.
“A nation as wealthy as Canada, which has the assets to do evacuation of non-combatants should, and must have, its own capability. We have the aircraft, we have the troops. We have the intelligence systems. We have the local contacts,” he said. The question remains, he said, whether Canada has the requisite amount of training.
“When you’re spending less than 2 per cent, you make a lot more choices about what you’re unable to do. And we’ve made a choice to have a very limited non-combatant evacuation operation,” he said.
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