WATCH ABOVE: During Question Period in the House of Commons Wednesday, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair wondered why Prime Minister Stephen Harper would not disclose where Canada would be basing it’s CF-18 fighter planes during the anti-ISIS campaign – even as the U.S. is freely telling it’s citizens where their warplanes will be based.
OTTAWA – Canada may get a better idea next week of how its fighter jets will be used in the battle against Islamic militants who have occupied parts of Iraq and Syria.
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A two-day conference is planned for Washington to hash out details of a follow-up ground campaign to push militants out of territory they’ve captured in northern Iraq.
The Canadian Press has learned that Canada’s chief of defence staff, General Tom Lawson, will attend the high level meeting of coalition military commanders.
Ultimate accountability for Canada’s warplanes rests with Lawson and the Canadian government, but which U-S unit and commander will decide what missions they fly is still in flux.
Another unanswered question is what sort of latitude the Canadian commander will have over a target list and whether Canada will be able to opt out of missions it may not want to participate in.
The government announced yesterday that the planes will be based in Kuwait.
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