Politics Insider: Canadian Forces requesting personnel to return some field gear
The Canadian Armed Forces are requesting personnel in the National Capital Region to return certain field gear due to critical equipment shortages. An email from National Defence Headquarters outlines the items needed, including backpacks and fragmentation vests. Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is making significant cabinet changes, including appointing a new finance minister.
- ▪The Canadian Armed Forces are facing critical equipment shortages and have asked members to return specific field gear.
- ▪An email from National Defence Headquarters was sent to approximately 10,000 personnel in the National Capital Region.
- ▪Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a cabinet shuffle, appointing Jason Nixon as the new finance minister.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountHello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let’s look at what happened today.The Canadian Armed Forces are asking military personnel in the National Capital Region to return some field gear, including vests to hold body armour, to address what it describes as “critical equipment shortages” for deployed operations.Steven Chase reports that a May 13 e-mail from National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, obtained by The Globe and Mail, cites this inventory shortfall.It directs all Canadian Armed Forces members in the region, if they are not assigned to a “deployable unit,” to hand in several pieces of personal kit, including backpacks and fragmentation vests.“Your co-operation is essential to the success of this effort,”…
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