The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 17
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CAN CANADA’S PEACEKEEPING COMMITMENT GIVE IT A SHOT AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL?: Some international observers are wondering if Canada’s new commitment to peacekeeping will be enough to eventually win a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The federal government announced this week it will provide a rapid reaction force of 200 soldiers, far fewer than the 600 troops and 150 police officers it promised a year ago. John Trent, a retired University of Ottawa political science professor, says Canada has turned down a number of major requests to join UN peacekeeping operations in the past two years and that will make it tougher to win Asian and African votes for the security council seat.
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