Canadian Military: rebuilding the good parts.

There was a time not so long ago that our military stood out as a trusted example of what could be achieved in peace keeping. Over the past couple of decades our own vision has been diverted. Our approach is much more biased towards a more traditional point and shoot role and our reputation has suffered as a result.
I've puzzled over the shift in emphasis and why we abandoned such hard won skills. My conclusion is that those most recently influential within the military and politics preferred to curry a favourable impression with the United States. More specifically, to appear visible to the chicken hawks who came to power in the US; this being the group easily identified with the Bush and Cheney families. It would seem that out political and military elite wish to emulated the well oiled revolving door system of support and reward system the US has perfected.
At its base the US military fighter has been reduced to a taxi driver and a carwash attendant. They seal themselves into vehicles and roar around the streets of foreign lands and periodically hose down areas of terrain with lead. If there happens to be people in the way, they die, mission accomplished. It requries very little in the way of brains, bravery or planning to spray bullets at a distance and when there is no restraint, little incentive to refrain.
It takes a whole other level of intelligence, tenacity and bravery to put oneself in harms way, and NOT pull the trigger. This is something the Canadian military excelled at and was rewarded both military and political respect considerably above our fighting weight.
One of the most important outcomes of our peace keeping skills and performance was the critically important "trust" that was achieved.
Trust on a battle field is was is required to prevent tactical and strategic outcomes from spiralling out of control. That both side of a conflict to trust Canadian peacekeepers meant that they could act as an effective wedge between combatants, that could allow for disengagement and pause.
Unfortunately there is little flash and glory with peacekeeping and some sought that. The war crimes that have resulted are evident and ongoing.
I would like to see the Canadian military return to its strength as the pre-eminent peacekeeping force. Yet, it can't be done by simple returning to what was. Our politicians need to be much better educated on international affairs. More importantly our men and women in the military need a much better system of support, to cope with the extreme stresses of peacekeeping. You see, the majority of people think running around and shooting people is very stressful, and to a certain extent that is true. However, the role of a front line peacekeeper is unmatched in the stresses that need to be contended with. There is very little appreciation for this.
My primary recommendation for provided adequate support is to rebuild our militia.
In itself the Canadian militia needs to be seriously revamped. I would propose that it become an international rapid response system, to be sent to disaster sites to lend a helping hand. I believe this sort of restructuring would provide a new relevance to the militia that would attract good civilians to it.
What has this to do with helping our peacekeepers. The militia would provide a familiar place where regular military personnel could decompress from the stresses of action. There needs to be an interim stage between front line fighters and civilian street. A place where the military reflexes would still be acceptable and yet provide a less threatening environment. The militia would also benefit by having personnel with first hand experience in extremely stressful situations. In addition the militia would provide a permiable boundary where civilians and the military would meet and become known to each other.