OTTAWA — Canada’s top general says he is not in a rush to start sending Canadian peacekeepers out the door, and he indicated that money will be a key consideration when officials sit down to look at potential missions. Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance’s comments come a few weeks after the Trudeau government took another step closer to peacekeeping by offering helicopters, aircraft, troops and trainers to the UN. The only exception was to confirm the deployment of a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to Entebbe, Uganda, where it will be used ferry troops and gear to seven different UN missions in Africa. Rather, the helicopters and aircraft and troops and trainers will be spread out among various missions over several years. What we’re doing is we’re looking at where we might best fit.”— Follow @leeberthiaume on Twitter.

Source: National Post December 03, 2017 22:06 UTC