Prime Minister Justin Trudeau goes to New York on Monday to tell the United Nations General Assembly that Canada intends to make a difference on the world stage. However, as the realities of how dangerous, complex and costly anything Canada might do there have become more obvious, there has been a perceptible shift in emphasis. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has begun telling Canadians that the situation in Africa is so complex that Ottawa needs still more time to get its plans right. “While Mali is dangerous for peacekeepers, it is nothing like Afghanistan,” said Chivvis, who is a political science professor at John Hopkins University. If the concern is that Africa might be a repeat of Afghanistan, I want to dispel that.”The details of the Trudeau government’s plans for Africa may not be fully revealed for another month or two.

Source: National Post September 18, 2016 20:03 UTC