Defence Minister Says Personnel Shortage a ‘Death Spiral’ for Military, Presses for Speedier Recruiting of Non-Citizens

Defence Minister Says Personnel Shortage a ‘Death Spiral’ for Military, Presses for Speedier Recruiting of Non-Citizens
National Defence Minister Bill Blair speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 6, 2023. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick) Sean Kilpatrick
Noé Chartier
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Defence Minister Bill Blair says the personnel shortage plaguing the Canadian Armed Forces amounts to a “death spiral.”

“Over the past three years, more people have left than have entered,” said the minister after his speech which opened the 92nd Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence on March 7.
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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