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OTTAWA - A key argument from government lawyers last week as to why the Federal Court should not rei...

A retired Supreme Court justice, following a review of Canadas military justice system ordered by Parliament, saved some of his sharpest criticisms for that very grievance system, calling it broken and asserting that Canadian troops deserve better.

OTTAWA — A key argument from government lawyers last week as to why the Federal Court should not reinstate Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin as head of Canada’s vaccine rollout campaign was that if he wasn’t . . .

OTTAWA — A key argument from government lawyers last week as to why the Federal Court should not reinstate Maj.-Gen.

A key argument from government lawyers last week as to why the Federal Court should not reinstate Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin as head of Canada’s vaccine rollout campaign was that if he wasn’t happy with the decision, he should have filed a grievance with his commander. The comment was a reference to the military’s grievance process, […]

OTTAWA - A key argument from government lawyers last week as to why the Federal Court should not rei...

OTTAWA — The military officer who led Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign has been charged with one count of sexual assault. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin presented himself to police in Gatineau, Que.

  OTTAWA -- The military officer who previously oversaw Canadas vaccine rollout campaign says his reputation has been "irreparably tarnished" by the governments decision to abruptly replace him in May and publicly reveal he was being investigated for sexual misconduct. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortins assertion is contained in an affidavit sworn last week but only publicly revealed on Thursday as part of his legal battle to reverse his dismissal from the Public Health Agency of Canada, which he alleg...

The briefing note comes amid lingering questions over how and why McCullough ended up in the unique position before his removal last month following revelations about the complaint and disciplinary action taken against him while he was a sergeant in the Vancouver police. It also follows opposition calls for Sajjan to resign over his handling of sexual misconduct allegations involving senior military commanders, and amid concerns about an "Old Boys network" that protects the top brass from reper...

By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on July 22, 2021. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang OTTAWA – The military officer who previously oversaw Canada’s vaccine rollout campaign says his reputation has been “irreparably tarnished” by the government’s decision to abruptly replace him in M...