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

"Canada is deploying approximately 200 CAF personnel to Ukraine until March 31, 2017. CAF members will come from all parts of Canada, depending on the skillset and capability that they bring to the conduct of a particular training program." (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces Website, October 20, 2015)

"The CAF response in support of NATO’s request for enhanced assurance measures promotes security and stability in Central and Eastern Europe […] The Canadian Armed Forces are committed to promoting global security and maintaining transatlantic partnerships by providing modern, deployable capabilities and highly trained personnel to allied efforts.​"  (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces Website, October 20, 2015)

"A fresh batch of Canadian military trainers is about to deploy to eastern Europe, and the outgoing commander says his soldiers took a lot of their own notes in addition to handing out assignments to Ukrainian troops." (Global News, January 7, 2016)

"The Royal Canadian Navy frigate Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton officially joined Standing NATO Maritime Forces in the eastern Mediterranean Sea today as part of Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s support to NATO assurance measures in Central and Eastern Europe." (Press release, January 8, 2016)