David McGuinty advocated a 20% across-the-board pay increase for Canadian military personnel, calling for salaries for all ranks to be raised by twenty percent to help address recruitment, retention and the financial strain on lower-ranking service members.→McGuinty supports the federal pay increases for military personnel, saying the government is proud to provide the pay package Armed Forces members deserve and calling the boost long overdue, particularly benefiting lower-ranked members.
NewsAug 10, 2025