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NATO chiefs of defence are meeting in Copenhagen today to select the next chair of NATO’s military committee from two candidates: Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan and German Gen. Carsten Breuer. If chosen, Carignan would become the first woman to hold this position, though she would have to resign her current role as Canada’s top military commander. This prestigious but non-command post does not carry the same level of authority as NATO’s supreme allied commander role, typically held by an American officer.

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Gen. Jennie Carignan, Canada's top military commander, lost an election on Saturday for the chair position of NATO’s Military Committee to German Gen. Carsten Breuer. The election took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, among 32 Western nations’ top military commanders. If successful, Carignan would have become the first woman ever to hold this prestigious role since NATO's inception in 1949. Canada has not held this position in nearly two decades; Ray Henault was the last Canadian to serve from 2005 to 2008 during the Afghanistan war era. The committee serves as a key advisory body for political leaders within NATO, although it does not hold the highest military clout reserved typically for an American leader.

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If she wins, Carignan would become the first woman ever to be named to the position, and also would have to step down as leader of Canada’s military, a role she has held since 2024. The current military chair, Italy’s Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, will leave his post next year. Defence Minister David McGuinty told reporters on Parliament Hill Friday evening that Carignan has “enormous credibility” and has reached out to her counterparts in all the NATO alliance member countries. “She’s running a very, I think, a very good campaign,” McGuinty said.

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🔮 If she wins, Carignan would become the first woman ever to be named to the position, and also would have to step down as leader of Canada’s military, a role she has held since 2024. The current military chair, Italy’s Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, will leave his post next year. Defence Minister David McGuinty told reporters on Parliament Hill Friday evening that Carignan has “enormous credibility” and has reached out to her counterparts in all the NATO alliance member countries. “She’s running a very, I think, a very good campaign,” McGuinty said.

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NATO defence chiefs to decide whether to tap Gen. Carignan for senior NATO post · assertive framing

NATO chiefs of defence are meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, today to choose the next chair of the alliance’s military committee, and Canada’s top military commander is in the running. asserted

commander → meet → running

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan is running against German Gen. Carsten Breuer for the top NATO position. asserted

Carignan → run → position

It’s a prestige posting but it doesn’t carry the same level of clout as the alliance’s most senior role of supreme allied commander, a powerful command position that usually goes to an American. asserted

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Only three Canadians have ever served as chair of the military committee, and the last time was during the Afghanistan war in the mid-2000s. asserted

time → serve → mid-2000s

McGuinty → win → campaign

“I supported her campaign. asserted

I → support → campaign

I wrote letters to different ministers to suggest that she would be a fine candidate, and she is.” asserted

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2026. asserted

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NATO defence chiefs to decide whether to tap Gen. Carignan for senior NATO post

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