The federal government is facing questions on why an Iranian missile strike on a military hub in Kuwait, where Canadian Armes Forces (CAF) personnel are deployed, was not made public sooner.
Reports of the strike were first published in La Presse on Thursday.
According to the report, the incident occurred on March 1 at the Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait, which is also home to a large American contingent. The report also said Canadian military members were not harmed.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was asked for information on the incident while speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill on Thursday, but she had no further information to share.
“I know that (National Defence) Minister McGinty is following this situation closely. I have not been privy to some of the reporting that has developed, but I did speak with Minister McGinty this morning, and he affirmed to me that all lives are accounted for,” Anand said.
Canadian troops are not directly involved in the war in Iran, but have some military personnel in the Middle East, including in Kuwait.
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