Peacekeeping: Canada’s past, but not its present and future?
The article “Peacekeeping: Canada’s past, but not its present and future?” explains the misconceptions that have evolved around Canada’s reputation around peacekeeping over the years. Some misconceptions have been made to suit our ego’s and to make us feel that we can be proud of our country and its peacekeeping. Other misconceptions have been made to hide the problems that are ongoing in Canada and around the world. For example, Canada sent “committing troops in support of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste in 1999” (Carroll 167). Many Canadians still believe today since this happened that we must be a peacekeeping nation. “The Conservative government of
The article “Peacekeeping: Canada’s past, but not its present and future?” explains the misconceptions that have evolved around Canada’s reputation around peacekeeping over the years. Some misconceptions have been made to suit our ego’s and to make us feel that we can be proud of our country and its peacekeeping. Other misconceptions have been made to hide the problems that are ongoing in Canada and around the world. For example, Canada sent “committing troops in support of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste in 1999” (Carroll 167). Many Canadians still believe today since this happened that we must be a peacekeeping nation. “The Conservative government of