With Gen. Vance on his way out, the door is open for successor speculation

The sweepstakes have begun and pundits are already laying odds on who will be Canada’s next chief of the defence staff, but there is no clear-cut frontrunner from the pack of Canada’s senior officers.

Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief of the defence staff, announced his pending resignation on July 23, kicking off speculation as to who will succeed him as the country’s top soldier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

July 29, 2020

OTTAWA—It was announced on July 23 that Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance will be stepping down from his post as Canada’s top soldier. There was no “effective immediately” caveat, so it is presumed that Vance will continue to lead the Canadian Armed Forces until such time as ...

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