National Defence committee  Yes. That's a very fair way to put it.

National Defence committee  For the UN, the intention is to create an environment for those tenets of peace to take hold, but it's more than that for the United Nations. The UN is interested—just as it has traditionally been interested—in helping countries become part of the global commons, to be a part of

National Defence committee  It is the overall mission. If we look at the evidence from empirical research where social scientists have gone into peacekeeping missions to identify what works and what doesn't work, the research suggests that if peacekeepers are outside of the so-called wire, the mission mand

National Defence committee  There always has to be a secured environment in order for the other elements of peacekeeping to take hold. That also includes peace enforcement and peacemaking. This is all part of that spectrum of operations I mentioned earlier. Yes, you have to have a secure environment in orde

National Defence committee  There's definitely a mismatch between political interest and intent, and what that mission is up to, what Mali is, what it's doing, and what the UN is doing there. It may or may not be the mission that actually helps Canada attain its political intent or its political aim. I'm n

National Defence committee  No.

National Defence committee  Are you referring to Canada? Yes, we do, absolutely. In fact, I would say we're the top nation in the world.

National Defence committee  Hopefully this doesn't matter as much to you as the other content. You're putting me on the spot. It depends if you want the public to read it. If you do, you should have “peacekeeping” in the title because peacekeeping means something. Having a title that includes “is it dead o

National Defence committee  Again, the different factions have different understandings of what that word means. It's a loaded term. I personally know almost every single person who has come here to speak with you. I either teach with them or, for example, Greg Mitchell and I worked together for years. I k

National Defence committee  In a conflict environment, we often talk about “post-conflict”. We say that peacekeeping forces are going in post-conflict. It's one of the mechanisms that happens after conflict. Let's call it conflict management. We often deploy into conflict situations. The situations go down

National Defence committee  Yes. One of the main issues Canadian Forces have had in the past is when the field commander is not capable of protecting the people under his or her command. I believe we have addressed this problem. The people who were testifying just prior to my testimony this afternoon woul

National Defence committee  My first statement is a question. Is there one page to be on? Every country brings its own strategic interests related to the activities, related to the capabilities and to their interventions. Canada chooses to be part of the UN for particular issues related to our national iden

National Defence committee  Possibly, and likewise Russia's.

National Defence committee  Economic development has been proven to be the one factor that gets warring communities online again to be part of a wider remit. Economic development used to be touted as if you got a man working after conflict you would actually have less conflict recidivism. The number of male

National Defence committee  The UN has a very clear objective on what it wants to do with the Mali mission, but it's possible that we don't have a matching up of our ends, ways and means. That's what I'm referring to: our role, and what we're doing it for, and if we're going to meet the ends we want.