Canadian Peacekeeping

Canada:peacekeeper or warrior?

In the past few years,Canada has acted as a peacekeeper protecting the world from major conflicts.However, Canada has also participated in numerous wars but, has chosen the path of peacekeeping rather than indulging in violent wars. According to, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, “All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence”(Source, 2019). During the post war period, Canada has used political and negotiative methods of reaching peaceful conclusions to a war. Millions of Canadians have served the country for many peaceful resolutions. Canada is initially known for its peacekeeping nation as it illustrates some main points such as, preventing war conflicts in the Suez Crisis which is the main point on how Canada as as nation became a peacekeeping nation, Canadians have participated in the
(Britannica Online,2016).Canadian soldiers became a part with the UN peacekeeping force. Canada had an important peacekeeping role in the Suez Crisis.If Canada had not entered as a peacekeeper, the crisis could have turned into a world war. ”how can there be peace without people understanding each other;and how can this be if we don't know each other”(Lester.B.Pearson).Pearson was the Secretary General of the U.N. peacekeeping force and also the P.M of Canada from(1963-1969). He is the person behind the peacekeeping mission at the Suez Crisis. He was the first person to introduce the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) under the command of Canadian General E.L.M Burns,and including a Canadian supply and logistics contingent, wads in place by late November. (Suez Crisis,2006). After the Suez Crisis he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his peacekeeping missions. Pearson is known for the political methods he used for peacekeeping.(Suez Canal crisis-CBC,