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Monday, October 19, 2026 · sitting No. 150
Commons holds moment of silence for soldiers killed at CFB Wainwright
Steven MacKinnon moved a motion that the House observe a moment of silence for the deaths at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and allow statements from each party. The motion received unanimous consent and the House devoted the sitting to tributes.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said four members of the Canadian Armed Forces died and dozens were wounded in a training exercise on Saturday. He noted that soldiers from across the country train at the base and that families nationwide are grieving.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre described a Canada Day visit to the base and meeting young soldiers who later died. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet named the four dead soldiers and offered condolences to their families.
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Tragedy at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright
New Democrat Gord Johns named the fallen as Sergeant Morgan Wong, Private Shaun Farrell, Private Aidan Goulding and Private Hayden Lykkemark, all of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
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Elizabeth May said members across parties were united in grief and that Canadians could see Parliament as a group of heartbroken human beings.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney said the incident involved soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during a training exercise.
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Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said thirty-nine soldiers were injured, nineteen of whom remain in critical condition.
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