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Since the end of the Second World War, Canadian casualties in both Korea and Canada’s out-of-country missions have Afghanistan were very low compared to the ranged from small UN contributions in casualty rate of the Second World War, but obscure places to major NATO in the case of Afghanistan, the return of deployments in Europe, and wars in Korea dead soldiers to Trenton, Ontario, and the (1950-1 [...] Thus second, which parts of the defence Canada’s real role in the defence of itself spectrum should Canada endeavour to and consequently the defence of the cover; third, to what degree should Canada northern part of North America – the front engage militarily in areas where it has few, if door of the United States – is primarily one of any, national interests. [...] These Third In both cases, military training and co- World countries – the Second World being operation use the capacity of the Canadian the Communist or Eastern bloc and the Armed Forces (CAF) and Department of First World the Western democratic and National Defence (DND) civilian staff to capitalist bloc – were seen as an important bolster Canada’s defence and foreign battleground for hearts and [...] The various prioritized Canadian strategic interests and interests driving Canadian military assistance the capacity of the CAF/DND, and matched policy were rationalized in 1964 with the these to the aspirant partner countries. [...] The end of the Cold War to focus Canada’s assistance on a few and the urgent policy imperative to stabilize military/defence training assets in which it and integrate the former countries of the excelled.