Future for Canadian Forces not wholly promising

Money is going to be tight, the numbers of personnel will continue to be insufficient to do the required tasks, and much of the military's equipment will continue its long, slow slide into obsolescence.

No one seemed to notice, certainly not the media, but on March 27 the government announced its funding plans for the Canadian Forces for the next three years. The news is not entirely positive.

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