The head of a Canadian Army institution in Ontario has been ousted from his position. Col. Fraser Auld, who served as the commandant of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston, has been removed by the Canadian Army commander on February 23 due to a loss of trust in his leadership capabilities.
Lt.-Col. Don Dubois has been appointed as the interim commandant of the college following Auld’s removal. The Department of National Defence spokesperson stated that no additional details will be disclosed at this time as it pertains to a personnel issue.
The college’s primary role, as outlined on the Canadian government website, is to train army officers in command and staff functions during wartime. A post on the college’s Facebook page indicated that Auld assumed command of the institution on June 27, 2024. Auld’s military career began in 1990 as a private with the Lorne Scots in Brampton, Ontario, before transitioning to an officer at the Royal Military College of Canada, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1996. Auld later rejoined the Canadian Army in 1998 as an armour officer, undertaking multiple operational missions in locations such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Afghanistan, and Ukraine.
