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SouthBayDem

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Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:50 AM 23 hrs ago

Canada 'continues to monitor' U.S. boat strikes in Caribbean as questions swirl and allies squirm

Source: CBC

The federal government says it is keeping a close eye on lethal strikes by American forces on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, while continuing with operations in the region.

Canada has conducted Operation Caribbe — an anti-drug trafficking mission in partnership with the United States Coast Guard — since 2006.

The Department of National Defence says that mission has nothing to do with the deadly strikes conducted by the U.S. Air Force.

"The U.S.’s actions are unilateral and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) does not participate," wrote DND spokesperson Nick Drescher Brown. "Canada continues to monitor the situation closely."

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/venezuela-boat-strikes-caribbean-operation-caribbe-canada-9.7006766

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