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Canada’s military is past the point of a quick fix

Far beyond the size of Canada’s defence budget, the real crisis facing the Canadian military right now is its chronic shortfall in personnel.

Opinion
BY SCOTT TAYLOR
April 26, 2023

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 26, 2023

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