Despite the urgent need NOW, Canada has offered equipment and some ground troops for an unspecified UN mission at an unspecified future date.
15 months on, Canada still has not pledged actual troops for an actual UN peace operation
Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
Canada must “step up” on peacekeeping training
For the first time ever, Canada has a generation of soldiers with no experience in peacekeeping, according to a new report on Canadian peacekeeping training by Walter Dorn and Joshua Libben. Released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on 2 February, the report highlights the need for Canada to step up its game and develop new training programmes for the Canadian Armed Forces if it is to re-engage effectively in UN peace operations.
"Crown jewel" of Canadian peacekeeping closing NS offices
The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) has announced that it is shutting down its operations in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (David Pugliese, “Cash-strapped peacekeeping centre closing Nova …