Armed Forces under new management, but new CDS faces tough challenges

CAF senior leadership needs to regain the trust of the rank and file, which won’t be easy without the political will to effect major changes.

Besides restoring morale and addressing the crippling shortage of personnel, incoming Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan will need to deal with the political vacuum in which Canada currently finds itself. DND photograph by Private Hugo Montpetit

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

July 8, 2024

It is now official. Canada has named the next chief of the defence staff, General Jennie Carignan, the first woman to ever command the Canadian Armed Forces.

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