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General Wayne Eyre was named the new permanent chief of the defence staff on Nov. 25, ending questions over the future of his predecessor, but raising new ones about why Canada has so many generals and admirals, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

December 1, 2021

OTTAWA—On Nov. 25, the Trudeau government put its best spin on a very delicate situation by officially announcing that General Wayne Eyre is Canada’s new chief of the defence staff. Eyre had been the acting-CDS since Admiral Art McDonald temporarily stepped aside from the job last March to allow...

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