A program intended to replace the entire stock of the Canadian military’s aging assault rifles is being sped up, CBC News has learned.
An internal Department of National Defence presentation references a move to quickly order the first tranche of weapons under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle program.
A Defence Department equipment briefing, dated July 2025, says the plan is to order up to 65,401 modern rifles with the possibility being left open to increase the delivery up to 300,000 should the government proceed with a plan to drastically scale up the size of the military supplementary reserve.
The Canadian Modular Assault Rifle is intended to replace the current stock of C7 and C8 rifles, which date from the Afghan war almost two decades ago.
It isn’t the gotcha you think it is. To get a handgun you absolutely need to know how to use it properly (at least they did before the handgun freeze), and most handgun shooters are better shots than your average Canadian police officer. You are acting like they handed out RPALs to people who use pistols to scratch their heads or something. If anything I would say many cops shouldn’t be walking around with a badge and a gun, but many do, and I have heard of accidental discharges from them so stupid that it is amazing they only get a stern talking to. If I had an accidental discharge even close to what they did I would go to jail for years and be fucked for life.