{"id":395340,"date":"2026-04-16T14:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/395340\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:32:12","slug":"why-1500-canadian-soldiers-are-training-in-these-quebec-regions-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/395340\/","title":{"rendered":"Why 1,500 Canadian soldiers are training in these Quebec regions this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tanks, fighter jets and about 1,500 Canadian soldiers have taken over some areas in Quebec for a series of training exercises as part of the army\u2019s largest annual training event to prepare for a NATO mission.<\/p>\n

It’s the first time the training exercise, referred to as Maple Resolve, is taking place in Quebec. <\/p>\n

The soldiers, mostly based in Valcartier in Quebec City, are participating under the direction of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), run by Col. Dave Brassard.<\/p>\n

He calls this training period \u2014 taking place April 11 to April 24 across 30 sites in Quebec’s capital, Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches and Mauricie regions \u2014 a \u201cfinal test\u201d before deployment.<\/p>\n

\"TwoThe locations in Quebec chosen for training \u2014 mostly Crown land, municipal or private property \u2014 will help replicate what the unit will face in Latvia. (Charlotte Marschall\/Radio-Canada)<\/p>\n

In June, the unit will take command of NATO\u2019s Operation Reassurance<\/a> in Latvia, aimed at strengthening the collective defense of allied countries in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine<\/a>. Deploying for up to a year, the soldiers will be participating in deterrence along the Russian border.<\/p>\n

In August 2025<\/a>, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lt.-Gen. M.C. Wright, commander of the Canadian Army, noted the mission to Latvia represents Canada\u2019s largest overseas mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really great to see the exercise here,” he said. “It\u2019s the same type of training that they will do in Latvia.”<\/p>\n

\"AThe operation is designed to prepare soldiers for what he calls large-scale combat operations. (Charlotte Marschall\/Radio-Canada)<\/p>\n

Col. Brassard says this month\u2019s training simulates co-operation between air and ground, and protecting and sustaining forces across long distances. From Riga, Latvia to the Russia border, it\u2019s about 200 kilometres, he says.<\/p>\n

He says the locations in Quebec chosen for training \u2014 mostly Crown land, municipal or private property \u2014 will help replicate what the unit will face in Latvia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo here I wanted to really expand the brigade out of the base so we can actually get good training value,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Col. Brassard says the training is designed to prepare soldiers for what he calls large-scale combat operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last 15 to 20 years, Canada was either involved in peacekeeping or in Afghanistan. We were fighting what I would call counterinsurgency,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThings have changed now. With the return of great power competition, our potential adversaries we will be facing have [a] wide, large, modern, industrialized army.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AThe soldiers taking part are mostly based in Valcartier in Quebec City and are participating under the direction of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG). (Charlotte Marschall\/Radio-Canada)<\/p>\n

While locals might hear explosions and gunfire over the next week in communities across the province as part of the training, Col. Brassard noted it is blank ammunition and that the military is trying to minimize its impact on residents.<\/p>\n

“We want to make sure that when we leave, we leave nothing behind so people will find their their land as it was before,” he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395341,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[242,85,46,141],"class_list":{"0":"post-395340","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}