Mali
Canada’s peacekeeping mission to Mali could become a new Afghanistan
Opinion: There is no peace to keep in Mali, and the UN mission there has become a deadly quagmire—one that Canada might be wise to just avoid
Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali: Who’s fighting and why
Canadian troops will be deployed to the UN mission in Mali by the end of the summer. What are they walking into?
The carnage in Mali while Trudeau delays
On Canada’s possible peacekeeping role, the Liberals have offered an awesome extended display of dithering
Rapid-Fire Politics: Is peacekeeping a thing of the past?
Evan Solomon and John Geddes react to the federal announcement of funding for UN peace operations, which have shifted away from the kind of peacekeeping Canadians remember from decades past.
Mali election raises hopes and fears
In the week before Mali’s presidential elections, the West African country’s interim president insisted that voting now is the only way to secure the fragile peace in the country.
John Baird looks at Mali and sees Afghanistan
If the Foreign Minister doesn’t want to get involved in another Afghanistan, what are we still doing in the original one?
Bob Rae on Mali
The House debates what Canada might do
MPs debate Mali; Bob Rae shows talons
Missed the debate on Mali? So did most MPs
Hollande goes to war
The French president launched a war in Mali just as his popularity hit an all-time low
Wendy’s rap, a drug warning & women get raises at UBC
What students are talking about today (January 31st)
Canadian special forces offering protection in Mali; but there will be “no mission”
OTTAWA – Canada’s special forces are on the ground in Mali to help protect Canadian personnel who are already operating in the troubled African country, say sources within the Department of National Defence.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Obama, pipelines and al-Qaeda in Mali
In conversation with Luiza Ch. Savage