The Canadian government has a plan if questions about unidentified flying objects are raised in Parliament.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra would lead the response to UFO-related questions in the House of Commons, according to documents obtained by CTVNews.ca. Acquired through an access to information request, the documents also include UFO talking points prepared for the minister’s office and emails about a May 11 UFO briefing attended by his staff.
“(The minister’s office) has requested a report on unidentified aerial phenomena, specifically the role of (Transport Canada) and additional pertinent information,” read a May 6 email to Transport Canada’s safety and security group. .
Earlier that morning, CTVNews.ca published an article about a UFO briefing former Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan received nearly a year earlier, in May 2021. That briefing came before an intelligence briefing. on US military sightings of “unidentified aerial phenomena”. o UAP, which was made public in June 2021.
Additional emails from May 6 reveal rapid coordination between staff at the Defense and Transport Ministers’ offices, who “discussed and agreed that (the Transport Minister) would take any questions that might arise internally on this matter,” a transport message. Canada’s email from that afternoon explains, referring to the House of Commons.
“To support the Minister’s preparation on this issue, please provide a (Parliamentary Information Card) on this issue by noon on Tuesday 10 May,” the email continued.
Other internal emails show how Transport Canada staff worked over the weekend to create the Parliamentary Information Card, which consisted of three pages of talking points and general information on how Canada’s federal department of transportation receives UFO reports. , which are then published in a online aviation incident database.
Known as CADORS, the Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System database is littered with nearly three decades of bizarre Canadian sightings from civilians, soldiers, police officers, air traffic controllers as well as pilots in military, medical, burden and passenger flights operated by WestJet, Air Canada Express, Porter Airlines, Delta Y plus.
A July 2021 report describes a Canadian military transport plane and a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passenger flight that “reported seeing a bright green object fly into the clouds and then disappear” over the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Canadians “thought it was flying”, while the KLM crew “thought it was space debris”.
“Although further investigation into the UAP sightings falls outside of (Transport Canada’s) mandate, (Transport Canada) is open to continued collaboration with other departments and committed to the safety of Canada’s aviation industry,” one of the “SUGGESTED RESPONSES / KEY MESSAGES” on the Parliamentary Information Card.
In case of questions in the House of Commons, the Parliamentary Information Card also included a section called “IF PRESSED”.
“Recent media articles report minimal government funding in Canada for UAP research compared to the US, and suggest a collaborative approach to standardize data collection across federal agencies,” the point reads. end of section.
Obtained via an access to information request, the following emails and the three-page ‘Parliamentary Information Card’ show how Transport Canada staff prepared for potential UFO questions in Parliament. CTVNews.ca has redacted email addresses and phone numbers for privacy reasons. Click here for a full screen view of the documents.
In the US, both the Pentagon and NASA are studying Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAP, their preferred term for what are more commonly known as Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs. The Pentagon appears to have been engaged on the issue. almost continuously since 2007.
“We know that our service members have encountered unidentified aerial phenomena,” said Ronald Moultrie, the US intelligence officer who oversees the Pentagon. current bureau of ufo investigationhe told US lawmakers on May 17, during the first congressional hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years. “We are open to any conclusions we can find.”
For its part, the Canadian Armed Forces state that they “do not normally investigate sightings of unknown or unexplained phenomena outside the context of investigating credible threats, potential threats or potential distress in the case of search and rescue.”
Transport Canada also warns that the reports in its aviation incident database “contain unconfirmed preliminary data that may be subject to change.”
In a statement to CTVNews.ca, a Transport Canada spokesperson confirmed that the UAP briefing was held on May 11 and was attended by staff from the Transport Minister’s office.
“The Government of Canada takes UAP reports seriously because they may present a real threat to aviation security, such as an unidentified drone or rogue balloon,” the spokesperson said by email. “We should always consider how we can improve the safety net, including receiving reports from other department sources.”
In a pre-media statementa Transport Canada spokesman said: “Reports of unidentified objects can rarely be followed up as they are, as the title implies, unidentified.”
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Representing Thornhill, Ontario, Member of Parliament Melissa Lantsman is the opposition transport critic and one of two new deputy leaders of the Conservative Party. Lantsman says Canada should work with the US and follow her lead on UAP “without an automatic response of disdain.”
“Instead of ridicule and silence, it would be wise to look into this issue, with the goal of identifying the origins and intent of these UAPs,” Lantsman wrote in an email to CTVNews.ca. “We believe the government should take a streamlined, whole-of-government approach to standardizing report collection across numerous departments and contractors…Efforts should be made to responsibly investigate and publicize those findings.”
In the absence of official data, other Canadian parliamentarians have also been seeking information on the subject.
John “Jock” Williams spent more than two decades flying fighter aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and then worked as a flight safety officer for Transport Canada for more than a dozen years. He thinks his two former employers should follow up on credible UFO reports they receive, like those of fellow pilotseven if people are only looking at relatively common objects like drones and balloons.
“There is no one in the Canadian government that is looking into this deeply enough,” Williams, now an aviation consultant and frequent media commentator, told CTVNews.ca from Toronto. “I am as puzzled as anyone about what is flying in our skies without our understanding or permission.”
This approach by the Canadian government is senseless. These craft have been proven to be real and NOT a threat. In the recorded history of these craft globally over the last 75 years, few if any threatening events have be cataloged. For over 75 years International research and aviation experts have accumulated data indicating these craft do not originate from Earth, they are under intelligent control and utilize unimaginable propulsion systems that enable them to elude our most sophisticated jets and travel interstellar distances a superluminal speeds. Instead of confusing the public – by ascribing threat narratives, mindlessly cataloguing UAP events and proffering statements of meaningless standardization – governments should consult with international UAP researches who have the data and documentation needed to explain the UAP phenomenon. For over 60 years these researchers have done what can governments SHOULD have been doing decades ago. Instead, the Canadian government has followed the lead of the USA in playing down the UFO/UAP phenomenon. We have the documents to prove this- still few in Parliament have any interest in this documentation or the 95000 UFO FILES housed at LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA This includes RCMP documents and photographs of parts of a craft found in Saskatchewan in the late 1960s. In addition a full investigation must be launched to examine the propulsion and energy systems of these craft. Therein lies the answer.