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The mission to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya is the right thing to do, Defence Minister Peter MacKay told the House of Commons Monday.
MacKay kicked off a debate on Canada's involvement in the international military mission just hours after four CF-18 jets flew their first sortie in Libyan airspace.
"We are compelled to intervene," MacKay said, both by a moral duty and a duty to the United Nations. "Canada's very fortunate to be in a position to respond."MacKay said Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is on full warning of the measures the world will take to hold him and his regime to account.
New technology should make it easier to avoid hitting civilians during the operations, he said, but the Canadian Forces are aiming for the least possible impact on civilians.
The CF-18s, which flew out of a base in Trapani, Italy, did not fire shots or conduct any bombing, instead serving as armed escorts for fighters of another nation that conducted the bombing. But Canadian planes are expected to begin bombing missions as soon as Monday night.

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