'Wild' for Defence Department to rely on public servants for reserve forces: Sheila Gunn Reid
Volunteers comprised of federal and provincial employees would receive one week of training each year as part of the Canadian Armed Forces' 'supplementary reserve force', according to a Defence Department directive.
On Tuesday's live stream, Sheila Gunn Reid and Lise Merle reacted to a new report from the Ottawa Citizen showing the Department of National Defence intends to boost its 'supplementary reserve force' with hundreds of thousands of public servants.
The Canadian Armed Forces' current 'supplementary reserve force' — to be called upon during emergencies and differing from the military's 'regular' reserve force — currently has less than 5,000 troops.
The Defence Department directive, signed by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan and defence deputy minister Stefanie Beck, would raise the 'supplementary reserve force' to 300,000.
The military would rely on federal and provincial employees to volunteer, giving them one week of training per year focusing on handling firearms, driving trucks, and operating drones.
Canadian Armed Forces to call on public servants to boost reserve force
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Federal and provincial employees would receive one week of training per year on handling firearms, operating drones, and driving trucks, according to a defence department directive.https://t.co/Ua8DH1TojT
Sheila and Lise condemned the move, noting a significant percentage of government employees do not appear to be ready to be soldiers.
"I reiterate, these people are launching labour disputes because they have to go into the office," said Sheila. "Yeah, they don't want to because their cat has separation anxiety, and these are the people that are going to be defending our nation," said Lise.
"These are public servants who routinely have taxpayer-funded struggle sessions because people use the wrong pronouns for them," Lise continued.
The Canadian Armed Forces has been plagued by poor funding, aging equipment, and weak recruiting for years, with veterans pointing to a focus on social policies and virtue signalling that is eroding combat readiness.
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Fran G commented 2025-11-13 21:06:43 -0500Of all the hundreds of insane policies libs have unloaded on us this has to be among the stupidest plans ever. These people are really dead souls with no idea what is decent. -
Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-11-12 21:15:47 -0500It’s going to come as a shock to them when they find out that actual military service isn’t like computer games. In real life, the enemy shoots back.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-11-12 19:28:09 -0500Those wimps didn’t even want to return to the office. How then can they defend us? Hunters could be much better soldiers than those flabby bureaucrats.
