Canadian presence in Latvia lauded as risks noted

'The problem that NATO has is what if Russia does go into the Baltic states, what do we do?' asks Carleton University's Elinor Sloan.

Conservative Defence critic James Bezan said 'it is shameful that it took repeated pressure from NATO and the United States for the Liberals to finally cave and agree to lead a battalion.'The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DENIS CALNAN

September 26, 2016

Defence experts are lauding Canada’s participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s efforts in the Baltic states, and while the presence in Latvia could amount to a “tripwire” for Russia to stay out of the region, some say there is an opportunity for it to be more than that. Cana...

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