Canada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau says he has already informed U.S. President Barack Obama that Canada will end its participation in airstrikes as a part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria .
Canada also has 70 special forces troops stationed in northern Iraq to help train Kurdish fighters, according to AFP, and Trudeau hasn't yet indicated a desire to end that particular mission.
Canada previously had a reputation for playing a major role in U.N. peacekeeping, and Trudeau frequently criticized outgoing Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper throughout his election campaign for limiting diplomatic and peacekeeping efforts in favor of military pursuits.