Canada’s peacekeeping paltriness is drawn into especially sharp relief in Cyprus, the arena of Canada’s longest-running and perhaps toughest conventional peacekeeping endeavour. I got an up-close look last summer during a visit with Major David Marcotte, Canadian Contingent Commander, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, Operation Snowgoose. By the time of my visit, Major Marcotte was not only the commander of the Canadian contingent, he was the sole member of the Canadian contingent. Three Canadian soldiers were killed and 17 were wounded. The new commander of the Canadian contingent in Cyprus is Captain Soo Kyong Choi, the only member of the Canadian contingent in Cyprus.

Source: National Post March 21, 2018 17:37 UTC