Posted: July 8th, 2015

Topic: Foreign Policy

Read the following two articles:

1. On Harper getting Canada to join the anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq

“Harper whispers his way into another war”

2. On Harper extending the mission to include air-strikes on ISIS targets inside Syria

“A Syria Q&A: The Star’s Tim Harper and Olivia Ward on Canada’s expanding mission”

Answer the following questions:

1. Who is in the coalition against ISIS/ISIL?
2. Who decides if Canada is going to go to war?
3. What is the goal of Canada’s mission in Iraq and Syria?
4. How did Harper describe the nature of Canada’s entering the mission in Iraq?
5. What are the differences between the Iraqi and the Syrian missions so far as justifications and international law?