# Trudeau: Warplane shot down object over northern Canada \[2/11/2023\]

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**Created:** [February 11, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trudeau-warplane-shot-down-object-over-northern-canada-2-11-2023/979637 "2023-02-11T22:53:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 12, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trudeau-warplane-shot-down-object-over-northern-canada-2-11-2023/979637/34 "2023-02-12T15:44:24Z")

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> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#):
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> They’re _balloons_, for gosh sakes!  
> A quick burst of cannon fire would work fine.

Except that doesn’t actually work fine.

> **[The time a wayward Canadian balloon caused an international stir — and...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/weather-balloon-canada-china-1.6737831)**
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> China isn't the only country to face questions about a curious balloon. Back in 1998, a giant runaway weather balloon proved to be an international headache for Canada.

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