NATO and Canada, 1990-1993.

In September 1991 the Canadian government announced that it would station a task force in Germany, to continue Canada's participation in NATO's defence of Western Europe. Six months later the government announced that Canada had cancelled the task force, which meant that by 1993 Canada would have no permanent military presence in Europe. Canada's allies were not pleased with the abrupt change, but while expressing their displeasure to Canada, they also thanked Canada for its military contribution during the Cold War, and reassured Canada that they understood Canada would continue to be an active member of the alliance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]