With NATO’s secretary general now calling the hair-trigger atmosphere in Europe “the new normal,” there were signs Thursday the Liberal government is prepared to deploy additional Canadian troops to eastern Europe to shore up NATO defences as the threat of a Russian invasion continues to hang over Ukraine.
Following a two-day meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels, the question now seems to be not whether Canada will contribute to a beefed-up NATO presence in the region but rather how and under what conditions.
In a telephone exchange with Canadian journalists from Mons, Belgium, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Thursday the military is examining its “capacity” and
