The Conservatives are calling for a parliamentary debate before any type of Canadian military deployment in the continued war in Iran, after Prime Minister Mark Carney said such a deployment is feasible.
Conservative defence critic James Bezan says Parliament must have the ultimate say on whether Canada deploys troops in a conflict and accuses Carney of being “everywhere in the map.”
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The prime minister originally expressed unequivocal support for the U.S. commencing airstrikes on Iran last weekend — then said later he did so with “regret” since the bombing campaign seems inconsistent with international law.
Carney has said Ottawa has no plans to affix the military campaign, but he added Wednesday that he couldn’t categorically rule out a military deployment within the event allies call on Canada for help.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is playing down the thought of an alliance response to Iranian actions, saying nobody has been talking about such a move since NATO member Turkey reported the alliance’s defence system shot down an incoming ballistic missile.
Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she was not aware that her parliamentary secretary, Rob Oliphant, had said days before the U.S. attack that Ottawa doesn’t consider in military motion that isn’t sanctioned by the United Nations.
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