As of February 5th, there are 18 Indigenous candidates running in this election. Seven are running for the Liberal Party, six for the NDP, and five for the Progressive Conservatives. (1)

Authorized a deployment of Canadian forces to launch airstrikes against ISIS where it has the permission of host government and deployed 69 Canadian troops in a non-combat role to advise Iraqi security forces in October 2014 for a period of six months (3, 4, 5) Launched a one year extension to the original plan ending in 2016; the new plan now allows for warplanes to enter Syria without President Assad’s permission and does not call for any additional troops or Canadian special forces in Syria (2) Followed through on Prime Minister Harper's promise that any combat missions would be subject to debate and vote in the House of Commons, though they do not ordinarily require Common’s approval (6) Pledged $67 million to help Iraq deal with the threat posed by ISIS, and an additional $139 million to Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon to alleviate the refugee crisis brought about by the Islamic State (1) Let me assure Canadians that the government is seized with the necessity of avoiding a prolonged 'quagmire' in this part of the world. Indeed, we and our allies are acting now precisely to avoid a situation that was clearly headed to a wider, protracted and much more dangerous conflict. Let me also say that the military measures we are taking do not in any way preclude humanitarian actions. There is no either/or here (3)Harper	Voted against the initial mission in October 2014 and its extension in March 2015 (2, 4) Pledged to withdraw Canadian troops from the Iraq mission if elected (7) Accused the Conservative Party of plunging Canada into a prolonged war without any credible long-term strategy or withdrawal plan (3, 6) Believes that Canada’s role should not be a combat one, but one that builds credible institutions in Iraq and Syria and that addresses the dire humanitarian situation (8) Tabled an amendment to the Conservative plan in October 2014 that would get rid of combat operations, and instead investigate ISIS’ war crimes and the transportation of weapons to Iraq, emphasizing humanitarian aid; the amendment was supported by the Liberals, Green Party, and Bloc (6) The tragedy in Iraq and Syria will not end with another Western-led invasion in that region. It will end by helping the people of Iraq and Syria to build the political, institutional, and security capabilities they need to oppose these threats themselves (3) Mulcair	Voted against the October 2014 deployment and March 2015 extension of the Canadian forces combat missions in Iraq, citing a lack of clarity, consultation, long-term planning (2, 3, 6, 9) Proposes that Canada focus on humanitarian aid to help the region instead of engaging in a combat role (2, 3, 4, 9) Supported an amendment proposed by the NDP in October 2014 that would get rid of combat operations and instead investigate ISIS’ war crimes and the transportation of weapons to Iraq, emphasizing humanitarian aid (4) Supported the deployment of 69 Canadian soldiers to provide advice and training to Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting ISIS (6, 9) At the end of every decision to enter combat is a brave Canadian in harm’s way. We owe them clarity. We owe them a plan. Most of all, we owe them the truth. The prime minister has offered none of those (3) Justin Trudeau	Green Party leader Elizabeth May voted against the initial mission in October 2014 and its extension in March 2015 (4, 11) Green Party leader Elizabeth May supported an amendment made by Mr. Mulcair and the NDP in October 2014 that would get rid of combat operations and instead investigate ISIS’ war crimes and the transportation of weapons to Iraq, emphasizing humanitarian aid (4) Green Party MP Bruce Hyder voted in favour of the initial mission in October 2014, then voted against its extension in March 2015 (6, 11) Believes Canada should focus on sending humanitarian aid, working to stop the flow of weapons and illegal oil sales, and supporting the UN in creating peacekeeping forces (12) Bombing has never ended an Islamic or any religious extremist terrorist threat. It has, in fact, time after time again made matters worse. Let's try to look at the lessons of history before we go to war again (3) Elizabeth May

References

1. CBC
2. CBC
3. Manitoba NDP website
4. CBC
5. Manitoba NDP website
6. Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party website
7. Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party platform
8. Manitoba Liberal Party platform
9. Winnipeg Free Press
10. Manitoba Green Party website:
11. CBC
12. CBC