Recruiting and Housing in the CAF

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Today we discuss the recently released reports from the Auditor General this week on Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) recruiting and housing. We outline the restrictions to the current criteria, the effect this has on both rates of recruitment and status of housing and how this determines the future of the CAF. // Guest bios: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is VP Ottawa Office at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Host bio: - David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 24 October 2025