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Vincent Rigby on Canada’s Mobilization Plans | CBC

Published: 11 December 2025

December 10, 2025 | Vincent Rigby spoke to CBC News about new internal Defence documents that outline an ambitious plan to dramatically expand Canada’s reserve forces, including a primary reserve of 100,000 members and a supplementary reserve of 300,000 citizens. The documents indicate that the military is already struggling with supply chain issues, equipment shortages, and limited training capacity while planning for such a large mobilization. Rigby argues that the federal government will need to convince Canadians that this level of preparedness is essential, as the country has a limited peacetime defence culture and the scale of the proposal represents a major shift in national security expectations.

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