Background
Baril, Maurice was born on September 22, 1943 in Saint-Albert de Warwick, Quebec, Canada.
Baril, Maurice was born on September 22, 1943 in Saint-Albert de Warwick, Quebec, Canada.
Student, University Ottawa, 1961-1964; certified, Officer Training Corps, 1964; certified, École Supérieure de Guerre, Paris, 1977.
Second in command Lieutenant, Royal Canada Army, 1963; advanced through ranks to Lieutenant general, Royal Canada Army, 1995; with 1st Commando, Airborne Rgt., Valcartier and Edmonton, Canada, 1968-1971; commander training company, Recruit School operations officer, adjutant, 3d Battalion, Valcartier and Cyprus, Canada commander, 2d Battalion, La Citadelle, Quebec City, 1980; commandant infantry school, Combat Training Center, Gagetown, N.B., Canada, 1982; commander, Combat Training Center, Gagetown, N.B., Canada, 1990; director land studies, Canada Forces Command and Staff College, 1984; deputy commdt., Canada Forces Command and Staff College, 1985; director land operations, training, and resources, director infantry, National Defense Headquarters, Ottawa, Canada, 1986; director general land doctrine operations, National Defense Headquarters, Ottawa, Canada, 1989; military advisor, United Nations Department Peacekeeping Operations, 1992; commander, Land Force Quebec Area, Montreal, 1995; commander, Land Force Command, 1995-1997; chief of defense, Government of Canada, since 1997.
Married Huguette Desjardins. Children: François, Hélène.