Visiting MPs hope to see a permanent military presence for Canada in Latvia

In a broad ranging interview, a delegation of visiting Latvian MPs talk friendship with Canada, a continued deployment on NATO's eastern flank, and the future of the military alliance.

Irma Kalniņa, a member of the Latvian Saeima, leads the Latvia-Canada Parliamentary Friendship Group.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 29, 2026

Last year, the Canadian government extended its deployment leading a NATO battlegroup in Latvia until 2029. A recent visiting delegation of Latvian MPs say they hope the deployment becomes permanent.

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