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What is the Canadian Peacekeeping tradition?
- Canada's military neutrality during the Cold War
- Canada's role in protecting its borders with the United States
- Canada's policy of never engaging in armed conflict
- Canada's contribution to international peace and security through UN peacekeeping missions, pioneered by Lester Pearson
Why this is the correct answer
Canada's peacekeeping tradition began in 1956 when Lester B. Pearson proposed using a UN force to resolve the Suez Crisis, an idea that won him the Nobel Peace Prize. Since then, Canada has participated in dozens of UN peacekeeping missions around the world.