This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Epoch Times Reprints.
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance shakes hands with Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre as he assumes command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier (left) as Chief Warrant Officer Alain Gumond (second from left) and CWO Stuart Hartnell look during a change of command parade on Parliament Hill, August 20, 2019 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
OTTAWA—Cannons boomed on Parliament Hill Tuesday as the military installed a new Canadian Army commander, hoping to march past years of instability in the most senior ranks over the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.
Under a cloudless sky on the lawn in front of Centre Block, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre officially took the reins of the army from Lt.-Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier in a ceremony that was at once familiar but also extremely unusual.
