Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 30, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mem peacekeepers 11 at Canada in bind Winnipeg free May a5 at Canadas involvement facts about Canadas involve ment in former first deployed april number of soldiers about representing five per cent of in military forces in the Canada is the fifth largest mandate to help bring peace to the former where More than people have died since fighting began in Canadas commitment is renewed approximately every six currently committed to the end of duties ensuring delivery of humanitarian observing ceasefires and protecting civil the Cost the defence department says the Cost of keeping about Canadian peacekeepers in the former Yugoslavia is about million per others have said the costs Are much what canadians think an Angus Reid poll conducted in january 1994 suggested 57 per cent of canadians thought the peacekeepers should be brought what the politicians think the bloc quebecois has supported Canadas presence in Bosnia and Croatia reformers have opposed it and yesterday they called again for a withdraw Al in an emergency debate in the quotes its not the time for the Canad an government to run for prime minister cannot assume we wont use air whether its tomorrow or the next defence minister David col Lenette on the International com munits reaction to being provoked by the by Bob Cox Canadian press Ottaw Canadian peacekeepers lives Are at stake in but Canada has Little Choice but to stay put and support what the United nations and nato anything else would be virtually experts with 55 canadians among the hundreds of peacekeepers trapped by serb there Are increasing Calls for Canada to pull its contribution from the in Protection Force in the former i would tend to think that at this it should certainly be reviewed seriously by the Canadian said Charles a retired former head of the armed we have to get canadians out said Reform Mabob i believe there will be Canadian lives lost in a but i believe there will be a lot More Canadian lives lost if we stay there with our prime minister Chretien response its not the time for the Canadian government to run for that position is one held More out of necessity than because any kind of unilateral withdrawal by Canada is out of the analysis the Range of political diplomatic problems and the Range of practical path ground problems would be said Martin a defence analyst at York University in Canada has withdrawn from in duties in Canada pulled out of a in emergency Force in the Mideast after being told to leave by but that Force was lightly equipped and had no one to impede a Quick horrible conditions in Canada would have to withdraw a much More heavily equipped and scattered contingent in the face of horrible conditions on the from warring factions to difficult the 55 canadians now detained would have to be even if that canadians who were withdrawing from the Region would Likely be harassed by serb and other on top of people helped by the peacekeepers dont want them to there could even be nightmarish scenarios of older people and children trying to Block departing in armoured said Canada would also have to break promises to support the United nations Force and its nato retreating Canadian troops could not get out without support from those so Canada has had a subdued reaction to the escalating crisis in France has threatened to withdraw if the in mandate is not Britain is sending More but Chretien government has said Only that it favors changing the mandate of the in Protection Force to make it More that is partly due to Chretien cautious style and his belief that the More you talk about a the More it becomes a its also due to the fact that Canada can do Little except use quiet diplomacy to try to secure the release of the hostages and influence nato and in Canada is not in a position to quickly Send More troops to bolster its peacekeeping unless the in opts for Canada is Likely to favor pulling Back soldiers to More defensible 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