Shining a spotlight on the chief of defence staff

General Jennie Carignan’s recent sit-down with CTV News gave her the chance to bring up all of the old favourites, which also raised some new questions.
How is it that Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan is only now referring to this shift to meet the Russian threat as her ‘new structure’? asks Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion
BY SCOTT TAYLOR
July 6, 2026

OTTAWA—On July 28, while awaiting the start of Canada's World Cup soccer match against South Africa, I took in the CTV News weekend political show Question Period. 

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