Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan speaks on the sidelines of the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa on March 5, 2026. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
The federal government is nominating the head of Canada’s military as a candidate for a top role in NATO ahead of this year’s election for the position.
Defence Minister David McGuinty has announced Gen. Jennie Carignan’s nomination for chair of the NATO military committee, the main military adviser role for NATO’s secretary general, the Department of National Defence (DND) said in a May 20 news release.
