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Canadian soldiers move a rigid hull inflatable boat at the start of an ambush training scenario at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland on Aug. 4, 2016 during Operation Reassurance. Photograph courtesy Captain Mark Ruban, Operation Reassurance

Opinion

BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU

August 15, 2016

OTTAWA—Last week, after a 38-year career in the Canadian Army, Lieut.-Gen. Guy Thibault, who was the then vice-chief of defence staff, used his last speech in uniform to suggest that the Canadian Forces...

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