Liberal Defence Committee Chair John McKay said during committee Monday that he is “shocked” by the “scandalous” lack of recruitment in Canada’s military. The committee heard that despite the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) being 16,000 members short, it was not for lack of applicants. In fact, there were 70,000 people who applied to the forces in 2023, but officials at the Department of National Defence were only able to process between 4,000 and 5,000 of them. The leftover applications stayed in limbo as the military suffers shortages. McKay said he was "shocked" to learn of the staggering number of unprocessed applications. “I find that borderline scandalous, frankly, that we have a bunch of young Canadians keen to join the military and we can’t even process them,” declared McKay. Lt.-Gen. Frances J. Allen, senior Royal Canadian Air Force officer, responded that “we always want to do what we can to reduce both the time and process" but "historically not everybody who applies will be able to meet the standards necessary to join the CAF, nor does everybody’s interest stay the same."“That sounds like a series of excuses," said McKay. "If I know that 70,000 people are outside the door, and they want to get in, and by and large they’re qualified, and we have a 16,000-person deficit, in other words people are leaving quicker than they are being replaced — commitments to ‘improving,’ it does sound like a series of excuses." “And this committee has opined on this several times. I don’t understand why in 2024 we’re not processing a lot more people a lot more quickly, because we definitely need them.".This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Liberal Defence Committee Chair John McKay said during committee Monday that he is “shocked” by the “scandalous” lack of recruitment in Canada’s military. The committee heard that despite the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) being 16,000 members short, it was not for lack of applicants. In fact, there were 70,000 people who applied to the forces in 2023, but officials at the Department of National Defence were only able to process between 4,000 and 5,000 of them. The leftover applications stayed in limbo as the military suffers shortages. McKay said he was "shocked" to learn of the staggering number of unprocessed applications. “I find that borderline scandalous, frankly, that we have a bunch of young Canadians keen to join the military and we can’t even process them,” declared McKay. Lt.-Gen. Frances J. Allen, senior Royal Canadian Air Force officer, responded that “we always want to do what we can to reduce both the time and process" but "historically not everybody who applies will be able to meet the standards necessary to join the CAF, nor does everybody’s interest stay the same."“That sounds like a series of excuses," said McKay. "If I know that 70,000 people are outside the door, and they want to get in, and by and large they’re qualified, and we have a 16,000-person deficit, in other words people are leaving quicker than they are being replaced — commitments to ‘improving,’ it does sound like a series of excuses." “And this committee has opined on this several times. I don’t understand why in 2024 we’re not processing a lot more people a lot more quickly, because we definitely need them.".This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
