Canadian government grilled for secrecy over Kuwait airbase attack

Canada’s government is facing criticism after failing to disclose a reported Iranian missile strike near an airbase in Kuwait where Canadian troops are stationed.

Conservative defense critic James Bezan said Ottawa’s silence about the March 1 strike near Ali Al-Salem Air Base was “really shameful.”

“This is a failure of the government of not wanting to communicate, not being transparent, and not sharing with Canadians exactly how Canada is impacted by this war,” Bezan said.

Canada’s defense department said it does not discuss damage assessments for operational security reasons, but added that all Canadian Armed Forces personnel in the region are “currently safe and accounted for.”