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The Department of National Defence is scrambling to figure out how it will clothe, equip and train hundreds of thousands of new reservists envisioned under an ambitious mobilization proposal that Canada’s top military commander describes as a work in progress.

Similarly, in what may be an ominous sign of the times, the department has established a key position dedicated solely to growing the military in the event of a major crisis.

Internal documents obtained by CBC News show the military buildup will, at the moment, proceed slowly because the defence industry is either overwhelmed — or not equipped for the ramp-up.

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Arm them with the technical skills to build and repair drones.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Maybe don't take away every firearm that isn't a single shot bolt action rimfire from people that have passed a more stringent background check than getting hired as a RCMP.

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I was sort of loosely onboard with the gun ban before, sort of kind of. But I'm completely offboard now. Even if it's a full out machine gun, I think we are at the point where it's maybe something to be looked past, if it's held and stored responsibly. You can kind of see even the Liberals are trying to low-key back peddle out of it.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Honestly, full auto is only for suppressing fire. Unless you have a robust supply chain, it's wasteful. Burst fire on the other hand while less accurate than aimed semi auto, is effective.

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Brain will never not read DND as dungeons & dragons. I was so confused at first.

[–] Aralakh@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago

Me too mate, me too.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, looks like someone has learned from Ukraine.

[–] asg101@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Or Vietnam/Iraq/Afghanistan.