Canada can help Lebanon: if Ottawa finds the political will

It is time for Ottawa to step beyond the sidelines and overcome its domestic hesitations.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, pictured. By driving the creation of an international security shield and backing it with elite CAF capabilities, Canada can protect innocent civilians, support Lebanese sovereignty, and prove that Canadian internationalism is still an active force for global peace, writes Patrice Dutil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion
BY PATRICE DUTIL
June 22, 2026

Canada has a historic responsibility and a profound national interest in preventing the total collapse of Lebanon, a nation with which we share deep cultural, familial, and humanitarian ties. 

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