What’s an ounce of peacekeeping prevention worth?

One has to question how a mixture of shifting the military’s priorities and budget cuts that affect Canada’s diplomatic presence as well as its international aid allocation will improve the turbulent geopolitical situation.

To mark Canada’s National Peacekeepers’ Day on Aug. 9, a joint ministerial statement highlighted the country’s legacy with United Nations missions. But coming cuts to military personnel contributions threaten that legacy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

August 12, 2026

As Canada’s National Peacekeepers’ Day approached on Aug. 9, there was little to celebrate about the future of the effort with the news that military commitments to United Nations missions would be drawn down to barely a handful of personnel in the coming year.

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