[Marxism] Canada's Role In Iraq

[Brian Shannon <Brian_Shannon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I figure that lack of a reply to "What Is Canada's Role in Iraq? meant  
that I should look it up myself.
Here is at least part of the answer.
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Canada supports reconstruction fund and police training in Iraq

(2003-92) News Release
October 24, 2003

Madrid, Spain – International Cooperation Minister Susan Whelan,  
Solicitor General Wayne Easter and Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham  
today announced that Canada will contribute to the International  
Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq and will send police trainers to  
Jordan to help train Iraqi police officers.

"Today I am announcing that Canada will contribute $100 million to the  
proposed new fund," Minister Whelan said from Madrid, where she is  
leading the Canadian delegation at the Madrid International Donors'  
Conference for Iraqi Reconstruction. "Our view at this point is that  
there are sufficient conditions in place to give us confidence that the  
fund will serve to move Iraq's reconstruction agenda forward. Pledges  
made here in Madrid are essential signals to the Iraqi people that the  
international community stands behind them, and there are prospects for  
the future for stability, recovery, and self-government. Iraq cannot be  
allowed to fail."

The initiatives announced today are part of the total $300 million  
Canadian commitment for humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in  
Iraq.

"Canada was one of the first countries to signal a major commitment to  
helping the Iraqi people rebuild their lives," said Minister Graham.  
"Practical contributions to the reconstruction fund and to governance  
and security sector reform in Iraq represent our continued follow  
through on these commitments. The Madrid Donors Conference is another  
important opportunity for the international community to signal their  
support, and Canada urges others to come forward."

Minister Whelan also provided details on the police training initiative  
that will be managed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

"Canada will set aside $10 million from our pledge to send Canadian  
police trainers to Jordan in the coming months to train Iraqi police  
officers. Canada will also send a senior Canadian police officer to  
Baghdad to help develop strategies to strengthen the police sector,"  
Minister Whelan said.

"I am pleased that the RCMP and Canadian police community are lending  
their well-known expertise to this effort, drawing upon their extensive  
experience in international training and peacekeeping," Minister Easter  
said. "This is further evidence that Canada remains committed to  
reconstruction efforts in Iraq by supporting the strengthening of  
governance, human rights and democracy and security sector reform."

Funding for these initiatives was provided for in the February 2003  
federal budget and is therefore built in to the existing fiscal  
framework.
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/cida_ind.nsf/0/ 
5A5CF2092D60A54A85256DC80061AE52?OpenDocument
or http://makeashorterlink.com/?U5B3228C9


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