Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says that while Russia’s naked aggression in Ukraine has given NATO new energy, he’s concerned about the Canadian Armed Forces’ state of readiness if Canada is ever drawn into a wider conflict.
“That is one of the things that keeps me awake at night,” Eyre said Thursday. “As we re-constitute the Force for the future, the future is here now. So how do we ensure we’re ready to fight tonight?”
Speaking at a defence conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Eyre said, “the world is getting more dangerous every day and we need to be ready for it
