Liberals pull plug on decade-old plan to move elite Joint Task Force 2 unit

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A demolition crew tears down Frank Meyers' barn in Quinte West, Ont., on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. The Liberal government is pulling the plug on a 12-year-old plan to move the military's elite Joint Task Force 2 from its base near the national capital.

While the minister did not provide reasons for the decision, defence officials have previously spoken of a desire to keep JTF2, whose primary role is counterterror missions in Canada and abroad, close to Ottawa to guard against terrorist attacks. The Conservatives at the time felt having the commando unit close to an airport — CFB Trenton has the Canadian Armed Forces’ busiest airfield — would improve its ability to respond quickly to domestic and international emergencies.

Defence officials would later cite concerns about “lone wolf” terrorist attacks as one reason for keeping JTF2 close to Ottawa. One such attack in October 2014 saw an ISIL sympathizer kill Cpl. Nathan Cirillo in front of the National War Memorial before storming Parliament.

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