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Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves: 10 Years Later - Selected Speaking Notes: Stakeholders Perspectives
Colonel (Ret'd) Peter W. Hunter, CD, Co-Chair, Reserves 2000
Abstract
In the fall of 1994, a guillotine almost came crashing down on the Reserve Component of the Canadian Land Force. Although strenuously denied by defence planners that any definite document existed, there was a plan, and orders were being issued, to reduce the Militia by half, both in number of units and in personnel.
For the first time in modern memory, the overall Army Reserve Community across Canada coalesced to bring great pressure on the then Minister of National Defence – the Honorable David Collenette – who, to his everlasting credit, squashed the orders, put a hold on all Militia reorganization activities, and established the Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves.