Claim: Online posts misleadingly suggest that Canadian soldiers were told to return some of their equipment due to a $2.3 billion cut in military spending in 2017. While an order to return certain equipment was issued to allow for supplies to be reallocated to those who needed them most, it did not apply to troops deployed or likely to be deployed in the near future. Moreover, the unspent $2.3 billion was allocated for new projects, not costs of basic equipment.
Fact-check: No, deployed Canadian troops did not have to return their sleeping bags
Verdict: no, deployed canadian troops did not have to return their sleeping bags
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09