Canada Sending Helicopter Force to Support UN Mission in Mali
Conservative defence critic questions plan to send peacekeeping troops to the troubled West African nation
Minister of National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance arrive to take part in a press conference on Canada's peacekeeping mission to Mali in the foyer of the House of Commons on March 19, 2018. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA—Canada’s defence and foreign affairs ministers have confirmed the Liberal government’s plan to send a helicopter contingent to support the United Nations peace force in Mali.
The 12-month commitment to the west African country includes two Chinook helicopters to provide medical evacuations and logistical support and four smaller Griffons to act as armed escorts for the larger transports.
