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Beyond the Headlines – increasing recruitment numbers for Canadian Armed Forces

Summary by inquinte.ca
If you build it, they will come, and if you pay them properly, they will enlist. That was the lesson we received yesterday as Defence Minister David McGuinty went over the recruiting numbers for the fiscal year that just ended in March. The Canadian Armed Forces added added 7,310 new members, the highest number of enrolments in more than three decades. This follows historic changes to pay and compensation packages introduced last year, and recen…
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The Canadian Armed Forces recruited 7,310 people in the past year, surpassing their goal for a second consecutive year. Donald Trump's US attitude towards Canada may have contributed to this new interest in the Canadian Armed Forces. On April 19, Prime Minister Mark Carney glorified the role of the War of 1812 and English General Isaac Brock. In that year, British troops joined forces with those of Upper and Lower Canada to repel the Americans w…

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inquinte.ca broke the news on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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