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Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says everything is on the table in the Liberal government’s upcoming defence review, including the potential to change the size of the Canadian Forces.

The minister announced Wednesday the government would begin consultations with the public, parliamentarians and defence experts on how the military should be structured for the future. Consultations will continue until the end of July, with a new defence policy released in early 2017.

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Nothing is off limits, suggested Sajjan, who pointed out that “important choices will have to be made.”

“Force structure is on the table,” he explained. “We have to go through a very lengthy process to making sure that we have the right force structure for future needs. But right now I can’t answer that question to say exactly what that structure would be.”

During the election, the Liberals promised they would develop an “agile and lean” Canadian Forces.