Canada’s military gutted by politics


The CAF has steadily withered on the vine under successive Liberal and Conservative governments.
The breakdown of the Liberal-NDP deal means people will be buzzing about which of the party election platforms will be the least damaging to a future Canadian Armed Forces, writes Scott Taylor.

Last week, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pulled the rug out from under the Trudeau Liberals with the announcement that he was “ripping up” the supply-and-confidence agreement which was signed by both parties back in March 2022. 

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