The Federal Government is Preparing for War on Canadian soil or underneath Canadian Seas

By Gazette Staff

March 31st, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

OPINION

No one wants to say out loud that we are preparing for a war.  But the country has placed an orde for tens of thousands of guns.

The Canadian army will be getting tens of thousands of new assault rifles over the next few years under a significant rearmament program announced Thursday by the federal government.

16,195 full spectrum rifles, which are specifically designed for front-line combat and urban warfare.

The plan to procure the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) has languished on the military’s equipment list for years but was sped up after the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney poured $93.3 billion into the Department of National Defence this year.

The 65,402 rifles are being ordered in two tranches.

The first will involve the order of 30,000 general service (GS) rifles over the next three years. That portion of the contract is worth $307 million.

The second — to begin four years from now — will involve the purchase of an additional 19,207 GS variants plus 16,195 full spectrum rifles, which are specifically designed for front-line combat and urban warfare.

The country is building new Polar level icebreakers.  Two are currently in production.

Rendering of what the new icebreakers will look like.

These polar icebreakers will:

• be Canada’s most powerful icebreakers and among the most powerful icebreakers in the world
• enable CCG to operate at higher latitudes for longer periods
• help the fleet better support Indigenous Peoples and other northerners
• strengthen Arctic security
• advance high Arctic science
• improve responses to maritime emergencies

The federal government is negotiating for the purchase of 12 submarines.

The federal government is negotiating the purchase of 12 submarines.

Prime Minister Carney is not climbing down a manhole – that is the hatch of a submarine. Canada is in the market for 12 of them.

These are not toys.  This is the kind of equipment you need when you plan for a war.  Not one Canada is going to start but it could be a war that we have to defend ourselves.

The public perception is pretty low.  Wars take place in other countries – not in Canada.

Watch for the federal government to begin touting what armed forces careers offer young people.