Joint Task Force 2 (French

Canadian French

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: Deuxième Force opérationnelle interarmées) is an elite Special Operations Force of the Canadian Armed Forces primarily tasked with counter-terrorism

Counter-terrorism

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 operations. JTF2 together with the Canadian Special Operations Regiment

Canadian Special Operations Regiment

The Canadian Special Operations Regiment is a battalion-sized, high-readiness special operations unit part of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command...

 (CSOR), 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS), and the Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) form the operational elements of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command , is a command of the Canadian Forces...

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Much of the information regarding Joint Task Force 2 is highly classified, and is not commented on by either the Government of Canada or the Department of National Defence

Department of National Defence (Canada)

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 on the unit's capabilities, organization, and operational missions.
In 1992, Deputy Minister of Defence Robert Fowler

Robert Fowler (diplomat)

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 announced he was recommending to Governor General

Governor General of Canada

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 Ray Hnatyshyn

Ray Hnatyshyn

Ramon John Hnatyshyn , commonly known as Ray Hnatyshyn, was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 24th since Canadian Confederation....

 that he disband the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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's Special Emergency Response Team

Special Emergency Response Team

The Special Emergency Response Team was the RCMP counter-terrorism unit which existed until 1993. Its duties were then taken by the Canadian Forces in the form of Joint Task Force Two....

 (SERT) and create a new military counter-terrorism group.