Sources

National Defence - recruitment and retention of military personnel

Auditor General Canada

April 1, 2002

Despite efforts, the Canadian Forces' current push to recruit has not attracted enough new regular force members to meet its target of 7,000 new recruits per year.

 

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Defending sovereignty

Conservative Party

December 13, 2005

After years of neglect under the Liberal government, Canada does not have sufficient capacity to fulfill our national and global defence responsibilities.

 

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