Around 330 active or former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who say they were harmed by COVID-19 vaccine mandates have filed a class-action lawsuit against high-ranking members of the Canadian military, asking for some $500 million in damages. “The CAF shirked its own purpose and rushed an untested product onto its members, mislabeled…

The Canadian military is now accepting permanent residents and has dropped its requirement that enlistees must be Canadian citizens. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) made the announcement on Nov. 5 amid ongoing reports of the military’s recruitment crisis. In October, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre called attention to the staffing shortage, saying there needs…

The military is facing high attrition rates and that number is projected to be 9.5 percent for the Regular Force this fiscal year, according to the Department of National Defence (DND). The combined rate with the Reserve Force was not available, said DND spokesperson Derek Abma. The Epoch Times obtained information from a military source that…

The Canadian military’s attrition rate has reached its highest level in 15 years amounting to a “workforce crisis,” warned defence chief, Gen. Wayne Eyre, in a leaked briefing note prepared for the Armed Forces Council. “Although attrition was forecast to be higher than average for two years post-pandemic, we are realizing likely 1000 higher than forecast,…

China will sooner challenge Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic region than Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre previously warned, an expert told MPs in a House committee. Robert Huebert, associate professor at the University of Calgary, told the House defence committee on Oct. 25 that he believes China is ramping up its military capabilities and…

The Canadian Armed Forces plans to press ahead with the forced expulsion of dozens of unvaccinated troops despite a new order from defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre on Friday ending the military’s blanket COVID-19 vaccine requirement. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Eyre said that is because service members are expected to follow legal…

China and Russia consider themselves to be at war with Canada and Western democracies, and are showing a willingness to launch large-scale violent conflicts, which Canada must prepare for, the head of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) told parliamentarians. Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre made the remark during a House of Commons standing…

China and Russia consider themselves to be at war with Canada and Western democracies, and are showing a willingness to launch large-scale violent conflicts, which Canada must prepare for, the head of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) told parliamentarians. Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre made the remark during a House of Commons standing…

Canada’s top military commander says the Armed Forces is too often the first choice when it comes to responding to natural disasters such as hurricanes. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says the military is supposed to be the last resort when it comes to such disasters. But as the frequency and intensity…

OTTAWA—Canada’s newly minted chief of the defence staff says he felt he needed to speak up and remind senior military officers who they work for after his predecessor sent them a letter arguing to get back his job as Canada’s top military commander. “When the senior leadership of the Armed Forces was engaged, I felt…