page_title: Operation Impact
section_title: Other political opposition to the intervention
hierarchical_section_title: Operation Impact / Politics / Other political opposition to the intervention
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Manifestation Montréal pour la Paix du 19 mars 2016 au Complexe Guy-Favreau
context_page_description: On 3 October 2014, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that he would put forth a motion to send Canadian forces to participate in the coalition for military intervention against ISIL by deploying combat aircraft. On 7 October 2014, the Canadian Parliament approved of sending nine Canadian aircraft to join coalition airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq along with 69 special forces advisors to train the Iraqi government's military. The Canadian Armed Forces' contribution to the coalition against ISIL was later dubbed Operation Impact. On 30 March 2015, the Canadian Parliament voted to extend the mission to targets in Syria. No additional forces were announced.
  In late November 2015, new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the withdrawal of Canada's fighter aircraft from the fight against ISIL, but their surveillance and transport and refueling aircraft would remain in the area. All airstrikes by the Canadian fighter aircraft ended as of 15 February 2016. As part of the Canadian reorganization of the operation in February 2016, it was announced the number of military trainers would triple to a total of 600 ground personnel.
context_section_description: The Communist Party of Canada, the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada and the Revolutionary Communist Party of Canada have all positioned themselves against Canadian intervention in Iraq and Syria.
caption: Montreal for Peace demonstration against Canadian intervention in Syria and Iraq, March 2016
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