When a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over Canada, why didn't we shoot it down?

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Amid all the suspicion and intrigue that's been swirling around that Chinese spy balloon are questions related specifically to the time it was flying in Canadian airspace.*Some Canadians have questioned why this country didn't act sooner, why we didn't shoot it down ourselves, and whether Canada's military was even capable of doing so.


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