Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan formally apologized today to survivors of the 1974 explosion at Valcartier in which six cadets were killed and fifty-four others were injured. The federal government also announced that financial compensation and health services will be provided to cadets who were impacted by the event.

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The 1974 tragedy was the subject of the 2011 book As You Were: The Tragedy at Valcartier by Gerry Fostaty. Click here to read the introduction to the book.