Justin Trudeau responds to the U.S. attack on Syria

The morning after the United States hit a Syrian airfield with dozens of cruise missiles, Canada’s Prime Minister responded in the House of Commons

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After last night’s U.S. missile strike on a Syrian airfield, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada “fully supports the United States’ limited and focused action.” Reaction from other governments flooded in, and a spokesman for Vladimir Putin called the military action a “violation of international law.”

This morning, Trudeau responded to the attack in a speech in the House of Commons.

Catch up on what we know so far about the attack, and read U.S. President Donald Trump’s brief remarks from the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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