Military leadership not making the strongest case for more munitions

For decades, the fearmongering NATO pundits all warned us of Russia’s incredible martial power, but we now realize that the Russian military capability was never what our NATO cheerleaders claimed it was.

Chief of the defence staff General Wayne Eyre’s argument is that the current Russia versus Ukraine conflict provides the catalyst for boosting military equipment production, writes Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

October 24, 2022

OTTAWA—In recent weeks, Canada’s chief of the defence staff, General Wayne Eyre, has been publicly urging the defence industry to ramp up production to what he terms a “war footing.” It is Eyre’s professional opinion that an increase in domestic military hardware will make it easier for Ca...

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