Parliament is returning after nearly 6 months away — and will look different than usual

Canada should make it mandatory for young newcomers to join the cadet corps to learn more about this country’s history and values, says the former honorary colonel of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. “We have to get to a point where you have to serve the nation somehow, somewhere, sometime during your life,” said Donald Cranston, a senior investment counsellor with Fiera Capital, who just stepped down last week from the honorary military appointment. Canada has far too few soldiers. Here's a radical fix — mandatory service Canada's boutique military: 'Should we not be able to...