The West Block: Feb. 12, 2023 | NORAD shoot-down shows strong Canada, US alliance: former commander

For the first time in NORAD's history, the command shot an object out of the sky Saturday. The shoot-down over Yukon comes a week after American forces shot down a Chinese balloon from its airspace.

‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson sat down with retired general Thomas Lawson, a former NORAD deputy commander, to discuss this historic event and examine what's next for national security and defence.

Plus, there have been plenty of political reactions to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s health-care offer, but it seems like the only consensus from the opposition leaders is that it is not good enough.

Stephenson sits down with The Globe and Mail’s Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife and Stephanie Levitz from The Toronto Star to talk about the strategies Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are using to navigate ongoing health-care discussions.

Plus, the panel analyzes some of the other pressing issues on Parliament Hill right now, including the health-care deal, bail reform and the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

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