David Yurdiga at the National Defence Committee

On February 27th, 2018. See this statement in context.

February 27th, 2018 / 9:55 a.m.

Conservative

David Yurdiga Conservative Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, AB

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I'd like to welcome our witnesses to our committee.

I'd like to continue on with the same line of thought here. NATO is only as strong as its weakest link. We have seen Turkey purchase the Russian S-400 missile defence system and there are rumours of potentially opting to buy the Russian Su-57 fighter jets over the F-35. To add to the quagmire, we heard about its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, who are armed by the United States.

Are you concerned with NATO's cohesion? Is Turkey becoming more of a liability than a valued NATO member?

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