Département de science politique
Faculté des sciences sociales

Université Laval

We will refocus Canada’s military contribution in the region (of Iraq) on the training of local forces, while providing more humanitarian support.

Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 71)

«  The refocused approach for Operation IMPACT will see the continuation of air-to-air refueling and aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions in support of coalition air operations. It also intensifies our efforts to train Iraqi security forces and to support our coalition and regional partners in the campaign against ISIL. » (Press release, February 17, 2016)

"On February 8, 2016, the Government of Canada announced a new approach to respond to the ongoing crises in Iraq and Syria and their impact on the region. [...] deliver $840 million in humanitarian assistance over the next three years to support  the basic needs of those hardest hit by the conflicts, including food, shelter, health care, water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as protection and emergency education. Assistance will target the most vulnerable, including children and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence  [...] " (Prime Minister of Canada's Website, February 8, 2016).

"These initiatives build on significant government efforts to promote peace through security, stabilization, humanitarian and development assistance— including more than $1.6 billion over three years, starting in 2016–17. This investment in peace and stability was committed in February 2016 to respond to the ongoing crisis in Iraq and Syria, and its impact on the region."(Building a strong middle class, March 22, 2017)

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