Canadian military faces ‘death spiral’ on recruitment, defence minister says | Power & Politics

Retired Lt.-Gen. Guy Thibault, chair of the board of the CDA Institute, says federal budget constraints are having a ‘significant effect on the Canadian forces.’ Thibault says investments are being made in the military's future capabilities but not in the operations, maintenance and infrastructure — and if active members of the forces aren’t seeing that kind of investment, it's 'adding to the problem.’

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