Because all the stuff on Twitter and Facebook about Canada's peacekeeping reputation spiralling under Harper, I took a few minutes to check the UN archives. I'm not Harper supporter, but I detest false and misleading information:
United Nations Peacekeeping Forces by Countries (Canada)
http://www.un.org/…/r…/statistics/contributors_archive.shtml
Canada - Nov. 30, 1990: 1002
Top country: Canada
Canada - Dec. 31, 1995: 1163
Top country: United States
Canada - Dec. 31, 2000: 568
Top country: Bangladesh
Canada - Dec. 31, 2005: 387
Top Country: Bangladesh
Canada - Dec. 31, 2010: 198
Top Country: Bangladesh
Canada - Dec. 31, 2014: 113
Top Country: Bangladesh
The truth is the North American numbers have been dropping since the mid 90's. Countries like Bangladesh and India have been picking up the slack.