Canada’s military: One of the great unifying institutions in Canada is in trouble

Canada’s military needs a complete rethink and retrofit…and the sooner the better. This rethink must be rooted in traditional military values

By —— Bio and Archives--December 6, 2023

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Canadian soldiers of the Calgary Highlanders march past a German Sturmgeschutz assault gun that has been knocked out during earlier fighting. This photo was taken in South Beveland during the advance against stubborn German resistance on Walcheren Island in October 1944.

“It’s forty shillings on the drum, for those who volunteer to come.” --Over the Hills and Far Away (Traditional)

When the Calgary Highlanders went ashore on 20 July 1944 as part of the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, committed to the bloody Normandy campaign, they were accompanied by the Black Watch of Montreal (Anglophone) and the Régiment de Maisonneuve (Francophone). The 5th Brigade participated in the bloody battles of Caen and closing the Falaise which ended the horrific Normandy campaign and paved the way for the liberation of Europe. Other battles in the Netherlands, like the bloody Walchern Causeway, would follow.

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