Liberals give themselves more time to meet five-year-old peacekeeping pledge
Jul 31, 2022 | 11:12 AM
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OTTAWA — The Liberal government is giving itself more time to fulfil a key peacekeeping promise to the UN first made five years ago.
The commitment involves the provision of a 200-soldier quick reaction force to the UN.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first announced the pledge during a major peacekeeping summit in Vancouver in 2017.
The government at the time said the force, intended to provide response to emergencies on peacekeeping missions, would be deployed within five years.
