Charles Sousa at the National Defence Committee

On February 17th, 2023. See this statement in context.

February 17th, 2023 / 9 a.m.

Liberal

Charles Sousa Liberal Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you both for your presentation.

We reference the origin of the balloon being China, yet there's some uncertainty in terms of the subsequent ones. President Biden referenced the fact that the last “three objects were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation, or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific research.” If that's the case, are you following the origin of those balloons?

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