Navy tries to plot course for stormy seas ahead

In a recent video, the Navy’s commander acknowledged that the failure of recruiting to keep pace with attrition over the past 10 years has left the organization in a ‘critical state.’

Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee knows that you cannot sugarcoat reality to those in the Royal Canadian Navy who are living and toiling in its midst, writes Scott Taylor.DND photograph by Private Daniel Pereira

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

December 11, 2023

OTTAWA—On Oct. 28, the Royal Canadian Navy uploaded a video message to its official YouTube channel. The five-and-a-half-minute video was an address from Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee providing an update on the current state of Canada’s Navy.

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