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The scope of the Trudeau government’s reconfigured mission in Iraq will be broader than just the military and could include a sizable police training contingent, Canada’s foreign affairs minister said Wednesday.

Stephane Dion found himself repeatedly buttonholed in the polished hallways of NATO headquarters over the last two days, sometimes by countries eager for Canada to join their endeavours, as the United States made clear it expects allies to do more in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, writes Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press.

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“It’s more than just military, but it’s always about security,” Dion told The Canadian Press in an interview.

“You can’t have security only with military. You have security when people feel secure with their institutions and they believe in them.”

One of his nine bilateral meetings included the Italian foreign minister and the possibility of Canada joining Italy in Iraq’s Kurdish north. More than 100 Carabinieri — Italy’s national police force — are training local police in areas recaptured from ISIL.