Top soldier says military looking for 'clarity' on Ottawa's budget plans
Just over a month into the new fiscal year and two weeks after the federal budget, the Department of National Defence is struggling to reconcile the Liberal government's approach to military funding — giving with one hand while taking with the other.
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![Cpl. Michael Huard, centre, keeps quiet with one hundred and fifty armoured members of the Canadian Army Royal 22nd Regiment from Valcartier, Quebec, taking part in the Trident Fury 13 military exercises at Albert Head Beach in Metchosin, B.C., Friday May 17, 2013. The biennial joint and multinational naval exercise, running from May 3 to 19, includes participation from the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, The United States Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard members providing a full spectrum of air, land, and sea tactical warfare training with the aim of enhancing Canada's ability to respond to offshore threats and unlawful acts from within a coalition environment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito Soldiers in green camo crouch in the woods.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7192077.1714675147!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/trident-fury-20130517.jpg)
Just over a month into the new fiscal year and two weeks after the federal budget, the Department of National Defence is struggling to reconcile the Liberal government's approach to military funding — giving with one hand while taking with the other.