Jennie Carignan
Role at the time: Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Jennie Carignan, told CBC News that the cadet and instructor shown in Hegseth's post are receiving support and that she has "a lot of pride" in what the Canadian Armed Forces do, without directly addressing Hegseth's post. She said the controversy was "a topic for later."
“a lot of pride”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Canada's top soldier expresses pride in 'who we are' after Hegseth targets cadets in post
Why we used this label
Carignan expresses support for the affected cadets and pride in Canadian Armed Forces personnel without directly condemning Hegseth by name, a measured institutional response rather than a direct rebuke.