National Post will be running three excerpts from a new book by Lt.-Gen. (retd.) Michel Maisonneuve. In part two, he discusses failures of the Canadian military. Read Part One: Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream sacrificed on the altar of DEI.

We are living in one of the most complex, dangerous, and unpredictable times in human history. We are witnessing increasing global instability and a broader range of threats, now state-on-state as well as from non-state actors. The world will not become less complex or more predictable. Only a few years ago, no one could have predicted the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe, or the bloody attack by Hamas on Israel and its justified response. The only way for Canada to manage these new complexities, each seemingly more challenging than the preceding one, is to be better prepared to meet them. Unfortunately, our military is woefully unprepared, even though national security and the defence of democratic values are more important than ever.