“Do we have to send our men and women into harm’s way to reach Mr. Trudeau’s goal?” Ambrose said. She also suggested the real motivation for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a desire to get Canada a seat on the UN Security Council. OTTAWA—The Conservatives are planning to push the Liberals to better define their plans for a United Nations peacekeeping mission — and their reason for taking one on. Canada withdrew its bid for a seat on the UN Security Council in 2010, when the Conservatives were in power. The federal government is sending a reconnaissance missing to look at UN peacekeeping operations in Mali, where the mission includes counter-insurgency operations.

Source: thestar September 18, 2016 17:48 UTC