Can Canada play a role in defending the Middle East?

Our understrength combat units are facing a massive challenge to simply rotate trained troops through the now-permanent commitment to NATO's northern flank.

To think that additional personnel could be deployed to the Middle East in sufficient numbers to deter potential Iranian aggression is nonsense, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Blaine Sewell

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

March 16, 2026

OTTAWA—We are now well into the third week of United States President Donald Trump's special military operation against Iran, which the Americans have undertaken in conjunction with Israel.

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