'Canada’s low level of peacekeeping participation is highly detrimental to our bid for a seat'
Canadian PressCanadian soldiers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali are seen at the contingents' camp in Gao on July 31, 2018.
The figures are all the more striking given the Liberal government’s past promises to contribute up to 600 military members and 150 police officers as part of a broader effort to increase Canada’s support to UN peacekeeping. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been lobbying fellow leaders in the lead-up to a vote at the General Assembly next month, saying the body will play an especially important role in charting a course for the post-pandemic world.Walter Dorn, peacekeeping expert at Canadian Forces College
Dorn said COVID-19 does provide a legitimate reason to pause some military movement and activities, with the UN similarly suspending operations because of the pandemic, but that is not the whole story.
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