Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali

While the commitment to Mali by the Liberal government is welcome, it still fails to meet the government’s promises made during the 2015 election campaign or the promises made during the 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference in Vancouver.

The United Nations' Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix and his delegation, pictured Sept. 2, 2018, meeting with Canadian helicopter crews prior to departing on a flight to Gao, Mali. Photograph courtesy of DND/Corporal Ken Beliwicz

Opinion

BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON

September 10, 2018

Taking on a support role for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is an important mission both for Mali and for Canada. This mission marks a good starting point for the recommitment to international peacekeeping promised by the Liberals during the 2015 election campaign. Canada now has 250 personnel ...

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