Trained as a military engineer, Carignan commanded troops in Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq and Syria during her 35 years in the Canadian military.
“I feel prepared and supported to face this multiple challenge,” said Carignan.
“Conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East, heightened tensions elsewhere in the world, climate change, increased demands on our personnel at home and abroad, and threats to our democratic values and institutions are just some of the complex challenges we must face we adapt and which we have to counter,” Carignan told me.
Carignan succeeds General Wayne Eyre, who has served since 2021, at a time when Canada aims to increase defense spending and modernize its armed forces.
Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government’s intention to meet NATO’s defense spending target of 2 percent of GDP by 2032.
(source: AFP)
Source: jurnalul.ro
