PassBlue, which reports from New York on a range of UN developments, noted in a recent article that the Canadian diplomatic mission at the UN cancelled an April 27 event that was to promote a major international conference on peacekeeping that Canada is scheduled to host this November in Vancouver. The article goes on to discuss delays in Canada’s implementation of announced commitments to increase the country’s commitment to UN peace operations, including the impacts that these delays may have on Canada’s candidacy for a seat on the UN Security Council.