MPs studying Ukraine war to focus on NATO expansion during Europe trip
Canada was the first NATO ally to approve Sweden and Finland’s bids to join the organization, doing so through a unanimous vote in Parliament. The countries applied to join the military alliance just months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one year ago.Their bids have stalled as they await approval from two holdout countries: Hungary and Turkey.
The committee members made a stop in Brussels to speak with NATO officials there about the importance of extending membership to the two countries and to reiterate Canada’s staunch support. Canada signed an agreement with Latvia in June to lead a NATO battlegroup in the country as an advanced forward presence along the Russian border.Ehsassi said further requests to Canada from NATO are an “ongoing discussion.”“We’re doing a superb job in Latvia, but we need to examine more ways in which we can assist,” he said.
The committee has already published one interim report on the findings of their study of the war in Ukraine, but Ehsassi said it is important for members to travel abroad to speak to international allies.The committee was invited by their counterparts in Ukraine to visit the country itself, but the request did not get the green light from the liaison committee – the parliamentary body responsible for approving the budget for the trip – because of security concerns.
“There’s no substitute for being on the ground, listening to Ukrainian parliamentarians, having those discussions,” said Ehsassi, who already made a personal trip to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv earlier this year.
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