“CAF – Canadian Armed Forces”

Defence Minister Bill Blair has rolled back previous comments that the Canadian military had finally stopped losing more soldiers than it recruits.

“Unfortunately, I want to report to this committee, because it’s important that we be candid, that [recruitment and retention] continues to persist as a challenge for us,” Mr. Blair told the House of Commons defence committee on Nov. 23.

Do young Canadians, and I refer to white males who until recently made up the bulk of CAF’s recruiting pool, really want to defend Hamas supporters? Or Khalistan seperatists? Or cross-dressers who want to dance in lingerie in front of children? Or put up with the anti-white racism of the CAF’s DEI regime?

When Justin Trudeau spoke at the NATO summit in Lithuania in July, he trumpeted Canada’s future defence investments, from the $38.6 billion earmarked to upgrade NORAD to the $19-billion purchase of 88 F35 fighter jets.

“Canada is safeguarding freedom and security around the world,” he said.

But it is always better to judge politicians by their results, rather than their intentions.

With the Canadian military already staring down millions of dollars in cuts, Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada still needs to spend more on key areas to boost military readiness and capacity.

In an interview on Rosemary Barton Live airing Sunday, Blair said the federal government would focus any budget cuts away from areas like ammunition and equipment, weapons platforms and training.

“We need to spend more on the right things,” Blair told CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.

I bet the CAF will still pay to cut off your dick.

The Canadian Forces is facing the perception it punishes the lower ranks for inappropriate activities on social media while allowing senior members in the same situation to escape any sanctions, according to military documents obtained by this newspaper.

The comments made by generals at a June 28, 2022 high-level meeting came following an article in this newspaper which reported on the social media comments about military sexual assault and, in particular, about the woman who had accused Lt. Gen. Trevor Cadieu of rape.

The Israel Defence Forces is pushing its way into Gaza, in a courageous search for hostages. Ukrainians are fighting to dislodge the dug-in Russian forces from their country. Two U.S. aircraft carriers are patrolling the eastern Mediterranean to discourage Hezbollah from escalating the Israel-Hamas War. Iran’s proxies are stepping up their attacks on Israel and the United States, while China is eyeing Taiwan.

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says Canada “has much work to do” to be able to face a declining security situation around the world.

Eyre told Global News’ Mercedes Stephenson at the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa Saturday that he is “very concerned” about Canada’s readiness, after spending much of the past year warning that the world is facing unprecedented security threats amid the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Israel and the Gaza Strip, and rising tensions with India and China.

There continues to be more Canadian soldiers choosing to leave the Regular Force than there are new recruits joining the ranks.

Defence Minister Bill Blair recently told a House of Commons committee the negative trend of attrition outpacing recruitment had been reversed.