Retired Gen. Wayne Eyre exercises his right to free speech

Now that Eyre is criticizing the very real shortfalls of the CAF, perhaps he will better understand that the role of the media is not to simply cheerlead the military.

In his new memoir, former chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre claims he had a tumultuous relationship with the Liberal leadership, which led him to consider resigning from his post 'several times,' writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

October 5, 2026

OTTAWA—More than two years after retiring as Canada's top soldier, retired Gen. Wayne Eyre has just launched his career memoir, Into the Breach: A Soldier's Journey. Admittedly, I have yet to read Eyre's book, but I have watched with interest the media interv...

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