Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual spending of $323.9-million in 2015-16.

Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28.DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche

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BY NEIL MOSS

June 4, 2025

During the election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal Party vowed to support institutions like the United Nations that ensure global stability, but the Canadian foreign ministry’s spending plan shows Ottawa’s commitment to peacekeeping continues to flo...

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