Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said the UFOs flying over Canada should be a wake-up call for the federal government to combat growing threats. .“Shooting down the balloons was the right thing to do,” said Poilievre in a Monday statement. .“But after eight years of Justin Trudeau, Canada cannot defend itself.” .The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) shot down a high-altitude airborne object flying over Yukon on Saturday..READ MORE: NORAD shoots down 'unidentified object' over Yukon."To the best of our knowledge, this was the first time that a NORAD operation has downed an aerial object," said Defence Minister Anita Anand. .Anand said the object, which posed a reasonable threat to airplane safety, was shot down around 3:40 p.m. by an F-22..An unknown object hovering over Lake Huron was shot down by pilots from the United States Air Force and the National Guard on Sunday. .READ MORE: US takes down unidentified object flying over Lake Huron.“Great work by all who carried out this mission both in the air and back at headquarters,” said Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07). .“We’re all interested in exactly what this object was and its purpose.”.Poilievre said due to mismanagement of national defence, Canada lacked early warning systems to detect this type of incursion into its airspace. He added Trudeau’s failure to counter foreign interference and provide proper resources to the Canadian military has “made us vulnerable to foreign aggression.” .The Conservative leader went on to say Trudeau’s initial cancellation of the F-35 jets wasted years and billions of dollars which could have gone towards the military. Had Canada possessed these jets now, he said it “would not be so vulnerable and unprepared for danger.” .“Conservatives will call for strong action to counter these threats with stronger military, intelligence, and alliances with fellow democracies,” he said.
