Canada’s top military commander is headed for the exit.
Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff, has confirmed he plans to retire this summer, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a media statement Friday.
He has been in the job since February 2021, when he replaced the now-retired admiral Art McDonald as CDS. McDonald stepped aside after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced — claims that military police later decided not to pursue.
Eyre, the former commander of the Canadian Army, took over an institution in crisis as many senior leaders of the Armed Forces faced allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
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