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A former director general for the Canadian military’s reserves and cadets says the tragic incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright casts a spotlight on disparities in pay and benefits for reservists.
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incident → say → reservists
John Milne, a retired major-general, told The Canadian Press reservists on short-term contracts get less compensation than the regular force members they train with.
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they → tell → members
He said the recent training accident at CFB Wainwright shows those short-term reservists face the same risks as their regular force colleagues.
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reservists → say → colleagues
Four soldiers died and 39 others — including several reservists — were injured when a fire suddenly overtook a training area at CFB Wainwright last month.
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fire → die → Wainwright
Military pay is not a straightforward matter and is calculated based on a range of factors.
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pay → calculate → factors
Unlike regular force members, reservists usually study or work at full-time civilian jobs while they serve under one of a number of different service classes for the military.
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they → study → military
Those service classes affect how their benefits are determined.
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benefits → affect → ?
Milne — who has written academic papers on military pay structure — said the formula the federal government uses to calculate daily reservist pay has amounted to an earnings penalty of roughly 32 per cent for part-time reservists compared to the regular force.
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government → write → force
He said it’s a “matter of equity” and the daily rate for reservists should be made the same as what regular force members get.
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members → say → what
He also said the policy governing their benefits should be rewritten to be more fair.
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policy → say → benefits
“As the government grows and increases its military commitments and has intentions of using reservists in more dangerous and more complex environments, then it’s a matter of equity that the daily rate for the reservists should actually be the same as the daily rate for the regular,” he said.
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he → grow → regular
Reservists injured in training also normally receive lower-tier compensation and benefits during their recovery, Milne said.
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Milne → injure → recovery
He added he believes the military has reclassified the Wainwright reservists’ contracts from short to long-term service classes to improve their access to benefits.
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military → add → benefits
The Department of National Defence did not respond to questions about the reclassification of injured reserve members’ contracts by deadline.
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Department → respond → deadline
Official information about the Wainwright tragedy has been limited.
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information → limit → tragedy
Three separate investigations are taking place.
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investigations → take → place
Milne sent a submission to the House of Commons national defence committee in the hopes that Parliament would take up the matter.
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Parliament → send → matter
In it, he writes that there is “no justification” for the earnings penalty, which affects other benefits such as disability payment amounts.
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which → write → amounts
He also wrote directly to Defence Minister David McGuinty.
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He → write → McGuinty
A response letter he received from the minister’s office said the military’s pay structure is complex and involves “specific military considerations” different from civilian pay, and denied that Milne had identified pay inequities.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a military pay hike last year, which included a 13 per cent boost for some reserve force ranks.
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which → receive → ranks
It did not address how pay is structured.
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pay → address → ?
The Canadian Armed Forces Ombud has flagged for years systemic financial inequities and administrative delays with reservist pay as major problems the government must fix, but has reported little progress.
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government → flag → progress
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2026.
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