In Canada’s defence: re-establishing a true militia

Instead of disarming law-abiding gun owners across Canada, why not offer them the opportunity to enlist in a supplementary reserve by taking an oath of allegiance and registering with a militia regiment at the local armoury?

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree. The hare-brained scheme to coerce reluctant civil servants into a third-rate volunteer force comes from the same government that is intent on disarming registered and law-abiding gun owners across Canada, writes Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

December 29, 2025

OTTAWA—The senior leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence are presently scrambling to formulate a plan that would lead to the creation of a Supplementary Reserve.

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