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To my sailors, soldiers, aviators, Special Forces operators and your families; to our Deputy Minister, DND and NPF employees, and my friends and colleagues; to the members of the CDS Council; to my senior leadership, I wish to inform you that I have conferred with our Minister of National Defence, our Prime Minister and, Her Excellency the Governor General and have conveyed to them my intent, and with their permission, to relinquish command of the Canadian Armed Forces in the months to come. The selection of a new Chief of the Defence Staff and subsequent change of command date will be determined by the Government.
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