5 Canadian soldiers suspended over Nazi salute video

By Canadian Press on August 19, 2025.

OTTAWA — Five members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been suspended and military police are investigating after a video surfaced showing a group of people giving Nazi salutes.

The commander of the army, Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, says he is “deeply disturbed and profoundly disappointed” by the video’s contents, and that such hateful conduct is “completely unacceptable.”

Wright says a member of the public shared the video with the military, which shows at least seven individuals, five of whom have been identified as serving members of the Canadian Army.

The video footage was taken in 2023 and also shows an individual performing drill in front of a Quebec regimental flag and “consuming a substance.”

Wright says he learned about it about two weeks ago, and quickly referred the matter to military police.

Wright says hateful conduct and extremism have no place in the Canadian Army, warning it hurts recruitment and damages public trust in the institution.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 19, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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