The Afghanistan Task Force is responsible for inter-agency/department coordination and cooperation on Canadian diplomatic, deployment, and aid mission to Afghanistan. Located within the Privy Council Office

Privy Council Office (Canada)

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 it is headed by former Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor and Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Mulroney. The Task Force is responsible for coordination between the principal departments of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada)

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade , more commonly known as Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, is a department in the Government of Canada which has responsibility for foreign policy and diplomacy, as well as import/export and international trade policies.On June...

, National Defence

Department of National Defence (Canada)

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 and the Canadian International Development Agency

Canadian International Development Agency

The Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...

 in addition to other departments and agencies who have some form of involvement including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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 and Correctional Service Canada. The Task Force also provides support to the Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan, chaired by International Trade Minister

Minister of International Trade (Canada)

The Minister of International Trade is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet is the head of the federal government's international trade department and the provisions of treaties such as the North American Free Trade Agreement .The post was first established in 1983 as the Minister...

 Stockwell Day

Stockwell Day

Stockwell Burt Day, Jr., PC, MP is a former Canadian politician, and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is a former cabinet minister in Alberta, and a former leader of the Canadian Alliance. Day was MP for the riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla in British Columbia and the president of...

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