Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama: Stephen Harper expressed strong support for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq during a telephone conversation Tuesday with President Barack Obama, according to The Chronicle Herald. The pair agreed on the need to confront the terrorist threat posed by the al-Qaida splinter group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, MacDonald noted and The two leaders talked about the latest developments in the unfolding crisis, and during the conversation Harper expressed Canadas willingness to do more on the humanitarian aid front, said spokesman Jason MacDonald. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.