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“We’ll continue to engage with our allies around the world in ensuring the safety of Canadians and others both here at home and around the world,” he said before boarding a plane to Turkey. “We will keep people apprised as more unfolds.”

There is some speculation France will invoke NATO’s Article 5, which requires all alliance members to come to the defence of any member that is attacked. Even if that isn’t the case, some believe there will be pressure to deploy more military forces to fight ISIL.

“This attack will launch a debate whether the world needs to intervene more aggressively and directly,” said former Canadian ambassador to the UN Paul Heinbecker. “Pressure will for a deeper engagement, including a military response, even if that might be what (ISIL) wants.”

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But a senior official in Trudeau’s office said Saturday that the attacks have not changed the prime minister’s mind when it comes to ending Canada’s participation in the U.S.-led bombing mission against ISIL. The official, speaking on background, said the government also still intends to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees.

Six CF-18 fighter jets have been conducting airstrikes as part of the U.S.-led bombing campaign against ISIL forces in Iraq and Syria since last year. Canada also has about 70 special forces troops in training Kurdish forces in northern Iraq.

Trudeau is expected to increase the number of Canadian military trainers in northern Iraq when he orders the Canadian warplanes to stop bombing ISIL. And the warplanes have flown less than three per cent of coalition missions, which has led some analysts to suggest their withdrawal would not be a big blow.