A recent report from the Department of National Defence (DND) outlines gaping holes in this country’s military preparedness and says our armed forces lack personnel, have a shortage of specific skilled staff and problems with maintenance.

A recent story in the Ottawa Citizen says that during the fiscal year 2023-24, the Royal Canadian Navy didn’t meet serviceability targets due to aging fleets, while new ships are lacking sailors. Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships have ongoing mechanical problems.

The army lacks money as well as having “aging and increasingly obsolete fleets,”........

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