Canada's military is reviewing its dress code policy for civilian court cases in response to online outrage over a highly-decorated military commander's recent decision to wear his uniform and medals to his sexual assault trial.
A sexual assault survivor and former officer and says she believes Canada's apology for discrimination and sex assault in the military was genuine, but that a culture change within the entire system must continue for it to be meaningful.
Amid a growing public backlash and mounting anger from sexual assault survivors, the military has pulled Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe from his new role working on the military's response to reviews of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces.