Number of Canadian soldiers on UN peacekeeping missions hits new low

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This is shameful, especially after Trudeau said Canada would renew it peacekeeping commitment. Just one Liberal fail after another.
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Number of Canadian soldiers on UN peacekeeping missions hits new low
Foreign policy expert says UN has 'given up' on waiting for larger deployments
- Murray Brewster · CBC News

Just over four months after the Liberal government renewed its commitment to United Nations peacekeeping, the number of Canadian troops deployed on such missions has hit an all-time low.

New figures released by National Defence show that there were 22 Canadian soldiers taking part in four missions authorized by the UN Security Council at the end of February.

The UN has a slightly higher count — 41 — because it includes other staff assignments.

Regardless of which set of figures you adopt, the numbers are the lowest since Canada first became involved in peacekeeping in 1956, according to defence experts.

Separately, Canada has 70 peacekeepers involved in a non-UN mission in the Sinai Peninsula as part the Multinational Observer Force, which was set up in 1979 to enforce the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt.

The new numbers landed in the same week Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland was meeting with UN officials in New York, talking up Canada's commitment to increasing the participation of women in peacekeeping through the Trudeau government's 'Elsie Initiative'.

Announced at the same Vancouver ministerial conference where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised the UN troops, trainers, helicopters and transport aircraft, the initiative is a response to the world body's repeated calls for the full participation of women in maintaining and promoting peace.

A Security Council resolution passed in 2015 called for a doubling of the number of women involved in military and police peacekeeping operations within five years.

"While nobody expected that to happen overnight, progress has not come nearly fast enough," Freeland said in a speech delivered Tuesday.

Number of Canadian soldiers on UN peacekeeping missions hits new low - Politics - CBC News
 

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Screw peacekeeping. All it is, is a nice way of saying war.
Canada is engaged in two wars at the moment.
We don't need the grief of a peacekeeping mission with a F'd up ROE.

Maybe we ought finish those two.
 

Walter

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Liberals never lie, just ask them. Maybe Turdoh will dress up as a soldier when he visits a military base.
 

Danbones

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The funky socks will have to go.
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He should get some socks and take a couple gloves down at the gym.
 

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Is there any peace to keep, out there? We stopped sending peacekeepers everywhere after Bosnia. Wasn't the lesson learned?
 

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This is shameful, especially after Trudeau said Canada would renew it peacekeeping commitment. Just one Liberal fail after another.
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This Trudeau government promises quite a bit and hardly ever follows through.
 

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This Trudeau government promises quite a bit and hardly ever follows through.

Yabut, he plays dress-up real good... And doesn't he look extra peaceful?

 

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Are you collecting pictures for a class project, Flossy? Maybe a history essay?

Tell us what your assignment is! Do you have an interest in Canadian history? There are a number of fascinating career fields you can pursue with a BA, majoring in Cdn history. You can work in government, public relations, or the media. There is value to remainging in school.

You should start a thread outlining what you want to do once you graduate!
 

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:laughing3:

You should go to an army cadet night, Flossy. Maybe you can meet new friends!
 

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Is Canada keeping its peacekeeping promise?

Canada's contribution to peacekeeping has long been a part of its history, but it appears that lately it's not keeping recent promises. During the 2015 election campaign, the Liberal Party promised to offer more troops and police officers to the UN. But there's little sign those commitments will be kept

2 minute video at link.

Is Canada keeping its peacekeeping promise? - CBC News | The National
 

Murphy

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Yes, they must have received an interdepartmental memo threatening funding cutbacks. :)

They have posted a number of unflattering articles about the government. Rick Mercer and 22 Minutes have aired a few sketches poking fun at them as well. All is not well on Front Street in Toronto! Or maybe CBC is just ticked that Peter Mansbridge retired. :lol:
 
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