Harper Hints at Canada Expanding Military in Eastern Europe

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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In a striking statement, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper alleged that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is “obviously an imperialist” and signaled towards Canada growing its military presence in Eastern Europe. In an interview during his tour of Europe for the G7 meeting and Second World War commemorations, Harper refrained from confirming whether or not Canada will participate in permanent bases in countries such as Poland.

In fact, Mr. Harper alleged that the Poles and others are “beside themselves” at what he said was Putin’s desire to annex countries by force. He explained that “so obviously we’re dialoguing with the Poles and others about what we can do as NATO allies and provide reassurance on an ongoing basis.” In addition to that, Harper said that though Putin’s actions aren’t “at Hitleresque proportions,” the decision by Western countries to exclude Putin from the G7 meeting in Brussels was an important symbol. He said that “(G7 countries) agreed that the messages should be clear and only those messages should be delivered: Get out of occupied territory, stop fomenting violence and other provocative behaviour.”

Harper also discussed the recent European parliamentary elections, which showed growing support for ultra-nationalist parties. Harper explained that he isn’t worried because roughly 75% of the parliament is still made up of “mainstream parties.” He said that “I think a lot of what you saw in the European election is not necessarily of a long-term worrying nature as much as it’s a protest against some of the austerity programs.”