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A Canadian peacekeeper watches a group of Rwandan refugees in Kigali, Rwanda, in August 1994. Despite repeated promises from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government for Canada to do more, the number of Canadian peacekeepers in the field has continued to decline.
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When now-retired major-general Guy Tousignant handed over command of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Rwanda 1995, Canada had been involved in virtually every UN mission over the previous four-plus decades.
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Parliament Hill is viewed below a Canada flag in Gatineau, Quebec, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Summary
Policy analysis suggests Canada should consider tightening economic ties with Taiwain
Study author Hugh Stevens says he belives there could be a balancing act to allow closer ties without upsetting China
China considers Taiwan a breakaway province and is highly critical of any country which maintains ties with it
CALGARY (NEWS 1130) A new policy analysis for the Canadian Global Affairs Institute is suggesting it might be time for Canada to tighten its economic ties with Taiwan.