Canada's top military commander calls out US senator for questioning a woman's role in combat

Source: AP

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Carignan, Canada’s chief of defense staff and the first woman to command the armed forces of any Group of 20 or Group of Seven country, took issue with those remarks during a panel session on Saturday.

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“After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country. I wouldn’t want anyone to leave this forum with this idea that this is that it is some kind of social experiment.”

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Carignan received a standing ovation at the forum, which attracts defense and security officials from Western democracies.

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Carignan is no stranger to firsts. She was also the first woman to command a combat unit in the Canadian military, and her career has included deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Syria.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/woman-combat-canada-us-carignan-risch-23ad537fbfab4a63e41b5d4366f24d91

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Senator Risch, besides being a misogynist, is an armchair soldier who couldn't be bothered to enlist during the Vietnam War, and an enemy of our veterans as one of only 11 senators to vote sgainst the PACT Act in 2022 ( https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/ ).