It is up to cabinet to fix military retention

If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts its people first is a critical step.

National Defence Minister David McGuinty should sit down with his colleagues and direct the public service to create policies aligned with the needs of service members, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE

May 28, 2025

It is no longer news to say that our military is facing a personnel crisis. In 2025, the Canadian Armed Forces remains more than 12,000 people short its goal of 101,500 troops that was established in 2017.

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