Canada’s 200-soldier promise to UN peacekeeping ‘under discussion’: Minister

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Defence Minister Anita Anand says while the Liberal government's promise to provide a 200-soldier force…

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By Lee Berthiaume

Defense Minister Anita Anand says while the Liberal government’s promise to provide a 200-soldier force to United Nations peacekeeping “is not off the table,” it is being considered alongside Canada’s many other international priorities.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pledged the quick reaction force to a future UN mission while hosting an international peacekeeping summit in Vancouver in 2017, yet the Liberal government has yet to make good on the promise.

That is despite the UN having said it needs such forces now, and the U.S. having asked Canada last month to fulfil its commitment.

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