Michael Chong at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

February 5th, 2026 / 3:35 p.m.

Conservative

Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills North, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you to our witnesses for appearing today.

I have a couple of quick questions to start. When the U.S. Navy transits through the Taiwan Strait, they call that operation a “freedom of navigation operation”.

Does the Government of Canada use similar nomenclature? Why or why not?

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