MALI THE CANADIAN MISSION: THE OPPOSITION

DRAFT THE NECESSITY TO INTERVENE

Informed source reports that Canada will deploy aircraft as part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali

James Bezan says "the government decision raises more questions than it answers."

James Bezan asks whether "this decision was made in the national interest of Canada"

The response force could remain in Mali for up to 12 months.

Canada had only 43 Blue Helmets in December, the lowest number in a long time!

James Bezan states that "the Conservatives want Canada to be more involved in peacekeeping missions, including in Ukraine."

Yet these missions must take into account the national interest, and the troops must be equipped to deal with terrorist acts

" Mali looks like Afghanistan. How can peace be maintained in a country struggling with rebellions, terrorism, state failure, and whether it is in Canada's national interest? Do Liberals Have Nostalgia for Blue Helmets? "

In April 2013 The UN intervened in Mali as part of its mission named MINUSMA after France and the African Union rejected the Islamist rebels in the north of the country.

In November at the Vancouver Summit, Justin Trudeau and his government had entrusted helicopters and transport planes for United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations, as well as a rapid reaction force from the United Nations. 200 soldiers

While the goal of peacekeeping operations is to create and expand safe areas, they must also allow humanitarian workers to be relatively safe to access populations.

It has become dangerous for a humanitarian organization to work outside large cities like Bamako because of armed rival factions.

Canada's arrival in this conflict comes late, "but not too late," Canada's allies are exhausted so it seems necessary to implement a system of rotation on active implantation for each country to take a part of responsibilities.