Category: Defence Chief

Defence Chief Was Warned About Legality of Military’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Memo

October 24, 2022
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The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces was warned by his senior legal and medical advisers last year that requiring all troops to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was unnecessary ⁠—and that doing so “may not constitute a legal order.” The message was delivered to chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre in an August…

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Defence Chief Says Guarding Far North Priority, Warns Russia Is Back in Arctic Bases

March 11, 2022
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Canada’s defence chief says protecting the country’s Arctic region is a key priority for the Armed Forces, warning that Russia has reoccupied abandoned Cold War bases in its Far North. Speaking at a defence conference in Ottawa, Gen. Wayne Eyre said defending NATO’s northern flank “is a key area of concern” for the Canadian military….

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Gen. Wayne Eyre Named Permanent Defence Chief Despite McDonald Seeking Reinstatement

November 25, 2021
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OTTAWA—Gen. Wayne Eyre has been officially appointed Canada’s next chief of the defence staff, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday. “General Eyre will continue working hard to build and oversee cultural change in the Canadian Armed Forces, and to gain trust and confidence of survivors of sexual misconduct,” Trudeau said in a statement. “I…

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