Diversity Over Merit: The CAF’s Deliberate Displacement of Qualified White Canadian Men
Canada is like Carney – a Euroweenie.
“CAF – Canadian Armed Forces”
The drone war comes home: Canada scrambles to shield military bases in legal grey zone
The Canadian military has quietly started deploying counter-drone systems around its major ports and air bases as it grapples with both the technology and the legalities of shooting down uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), CBC News has learned.
The idea is to prevent the kind of grey-zone warfare incidents that have recently paralyzed parts of northern Europe, and to avert the kinds of surprise attacks which have characterized the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Defence spending plan will send federal budget deficit soaring, watchdog warns
OTTAWA — Achieving Canada’s long-term goal for defence spending would add $63 billion to the federal budget deficit by 2035 — almost double this year’s projected shortfall, Parliament’s budget watchdog says, suggesting the military rearmament drive will add pressure to the government’s currently “sustainable” fiscal blueprint.
The estimate was included in a series of reports published Monday by Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan that highlight a lack of detail on major initiatives following the Liberal government’s spring economic update last week. While the PBO concluded that current and growing debt levels are sustainable in the long term, the government hasn’t yet included all of the promised cash for defence in its spending projections, according to one of Monday’s reports.
Ottawa breaks ground on long-delayed Afghanistan memorial after bitter design fight
The federal government officially broke ground Monday in Ottawa on a national memorial to the sacrifice of Canadians during more than a dozen years of war in Afghanistan.
The monument, which has a controversial design history, will be located on LeBreton Flats in the national capital, near the Canadian War Museum.
It is intended to recognize the contributions of those who served in Afghanistan and those who supported them.
The contest is nearly over to provide Canada’s next submarines
OTTAWA — Often below the surface, at times breaching into view, a high-stakes contest for a military mega-contract to build and sell modern submarines to the Canadian navy is coming into port.
With a flurry of deals that promise to beef up Canadian industry and advance Prime Minister Mark Carney’s economic goals, the two defence giants vying for the lucrative bid — one from South Korea, the other part of a German-Norwegian partnership — prepared their final pitches last week, after the new federal Defence Investment Agency gave them more time to sweeten their proposals.
Can Canada avoid the mistakes of past submarine deals?
Submarines are sleek and stealthy watercraft, designed to glide silently and undetected beneath the surface while an often oblivious world goes about its business hundreds of metres above.
When it comes to buying submarines, there’s a similar hidden undercurrent. The vessels often cost billions of dollars. In the competitive world of lobbying, government relations and “success payments,” submarine manufacturers have often come under fire for less than ethical practices to secure those lucrative government contracts.
Canadian Military Faces Rise in Mental Health Cases Under New Recruiting Model
The Canadian military is grappling with a range of challenges linked to an easing of recruitment standards, including new members who lack proficiency in English or French or who face significant mental health issues.
The concerns appear in a leaked report written by the commander of a core military training school in Quebec, first covered by Juno News earlier this week. The report says the changes are hurting completion rates of basic training.
Good idea to give them guns?
Jamie Sarkonak: Non-citizens in Canadian Forces struggling to ‘treat women as their peers’
Canada’s experiment in recruiting non-citizens to the military while lowering entrance standards has been wrought with problems, if a January internal report is anything to go by.
Recruits have been failing at greater rates since changes to recruitment practices were made in late 2024, according to the document, which was obtained by the Post last weekend. Instructors are also having to deal with cultural clashes, illiteracy problems, and a lack of respect for female officers, among other problems.
Murray Brewster and CBC continue to ignore the internal conflicts in Canadian Armed Forces training platoons — including ethnic infighting, cultural clashes, lack of respect for female members, and major training breakdowns
This was the perfect opportunity for them to address… https://t.co/xuZtj4fMA4 pic.twitter.com/YJuGhD1FRR
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) April 30, 2026
Denmark to procure state-of-the-art Canadian assault rifle before Canada does
Despite the Department of Defence touting its new “fast-tracked” procurement strategy, a new Canadian-made assault rifle is already equipping Danish soldiers months before a Canadian will ever see one.
The C8 Modular Rail Rifle, first unveiled at an Ottawa military trade show in 2024, is lighter, more accurate and stealthier than the C7 assault rifle currently in Canadian Armed Forces service.
Success rate for basic training in Canadian military drops
The success rate for basic training in the Canadian military has dropped to 77 per cent over the past fiscal year as the Canadian Armed Forces grapple with the impact of recruiting changes designed to boost enrolment, according to a leaked internal report.
That compares with a historical average of 85 per cent, according to an internal January, 2026, report by Lieutenant-Colonel Marc Kieley, commandant of the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS) in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
South Korean bidder to build military vehicles in Canada if it wins submarine contract
The South Korean company vying to win the contract to build Canada’s next submarine fleet is promising, if selected, to build industrial and military vehicles in this country with Canadian auto parts and workers, sources say.
Hanhwa announced a joint venture Wednesday with Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) to build a new entity that would produce the promised vehicles.
Helmets and hard hats: A look at Canada’s plan to boost the military with skills training
The Liberal government’s spring economic update lays the foundation for a potential solution to two of the Canadian military’s most vexing problems — the dearth of equipment and skilled personnel.
Absent from the fiscal plan, however, was a specific accounting of how the country managed to meet the NATO benchmark target of two per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product.
The economic update released Tuesday proposes $250 million over five years for skilled trades training under the umbrella of the Canadian Armed Forces.
No doubt this scam will require foreign language study guides costing 250 Million Dollars & designed by a Liberal crony.
Morgan: Allowing Large Numbers of Non-Citizens to Serve in Canada’s Military Has Potential Pitfalls
One of Mark Carney’s first promises upon becoming prime minister was to reinvest in and rebuild Canada’s military, and it appears the Liberal government has followed through with the recruitment commitment. The Canadian Armed Forces recently reported the largest surge in recruitment seen in 30 years, with over 7,300 new members joining in the 2025/2026 fiscal year.
The CAF has struggled to attract new members for decades, so it was surprising to see such a turnaround. In 2022, the federal government changed the rules and allowed non-citizens to join the Forces. This tactic appears to have worked, as 20 percent of the new recruits aren’t Canadian citizens but are permanent residents. This way of bulking up the CAF raises some concerns, however.
Canadians Choose Capability Over Job Creation in F-35 Versus Gripen-E Decision: Poll
Canadians want the government to purchase the best fighter jets for the nation’s air force instead of prioritizing the option that generates the highest number of jobs, a new study suggests.
The Liberal government announced in 2023 its decision to procure 88 F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin to update Canada’s aging CF-18 Hornet fleet. But Prime Minister Mark Carney asked for a review of the deal in March 2025 while the trade dispute between Canada and the United States was in its beginning stages.