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Juno Jump Start | CAF grilled over recruits who lack language skills, don't reach training

The federal government celebrated what it called record recruitment in the Canadian Armed Forces, Carney is warning that Canada must rethink its relationship with the United States, and more.

Apr 21, 2026
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The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jennie Carignan, in uniform, addressing behind a podium equipped with microphones.

CAF grilled over recruits who lack language skills, don’t reach training

The federal government celebrated what it called record recruitment in the Canadian Armed Forces, but parliamentary testimony paints a more complicated picture of lower standards, including recruits who lack basic English and French language abilities.

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