By: Hayley Michaud
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement on twitter shortly before 9 a.m expressing Canada’s full support of the United States’ action in Syria.
U.S. warships launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield at 8:40 p.m. EDT Thursday night in response to Tuesday’s chemical weapons attack.
Please read my statement on US strikes in Syria: https://t.co/cwoVJrJe7P
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) April 7, 2017
According to a Tweet from Press Secretary Cameron Ahmad, Trudeau is planning on making an additional statement in house today.
Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau wishes to make a statement in the House. He has asked the other parties for their cooperation. #CdnPoli
— Cameron Ahmad (@CameronAhmad) April 7, 2017
More to come.