Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the Canadian military contingent in Latvia after announcing the mission will be extended for three more years.
“To secure lasting peace in Ukraine and Europe, we must deter and fortify,” Carney said in an Aug. 26 statement. “For over a decade, Canadian troops have played an indispensable role in deterring Russian aggression on NATO’s Eastern Flank and fortifying our shared defence.”
Speaking at an Aug. 26 press conference in Latvia’s capital, Riga, alongside Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, Carney announced that the military mission, Operation Reassurance, would extend for another three years through to 2029 to “reinforce our collective defense, strengthen our cooperative security, and keep the NATO presence strong.” He said the need for the military operation has intensified with Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine since 2022….