The chief of the defence staff has said our military is not ready. As he prepares to say goodbye, we’ll get his candid assessment on the state of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Mercedes Stephenson: Wayne Eyre is leaving his post as Canada’s top soldier. With wars raging from Ukraine to the Middle East and domestic dependence on military help increasing, we’ll ask how dire things are for the men and women in uniform.
General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff: “Mercedes, my biggest concern is not being ready. Not having the capabilities, the people, the training, the sustainment ready to respond to what is really an uncertain future.” General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff: Well that’s an interesting question because you mentioned 40 years, and as I think about the history of the military in this country, it could almost be considered a history in unpreparedness as wars have come and we had to scramble to be ready. And arguably, we are more ready now than we have been in some time, but that’s not saying enough.
Mercedes Stephenson: I have to ask you with 40 years of experience. As you reflect on your career, what do you believe your biggest success was and what’s your biggest regret? To your point about the Indo-Pacific Strategy, we’ve done so much right now, first, to increase our knowledge about China, creating a Chinese bureau within also our department at Foreign Affairs, because of course, we know China’s influence in the world is wide ranging and we need to increase our knowledge about that.
Mélanie Joly, Foreign Affairs Minister: I didn’t see before the end of the war. So first and foremost, we had a long time…for a long time, a position that the parties needed to agree. And from the moment they agreed on a two-state solution, we would recognize a Palestinian State. Now we know right now that Hamas is a problem. Hamas is still in control of Gaza, still in control of hostages. And at the same time, the Netanyahu government is against a two-state solution.
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