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Through his lawyers, Fortin has denied any wrongdoing. The court application says the decision to remove Fortin and not reassign him was unreasonable, lacked procedural fairness and involved improper political interference in the military chain of command by Trudeau, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Health Minister Patty Hajdu. None of the allegations has been tested in court. The application also says the announcement of his termination breached his right to keep his personal information private and fuelled public speculation without the appropriate context, causing irreparable harm to his reputation. The Prime Minister s Office referred a request for comment Monday to the Department of National Defence.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin files court challenge of his firing from vaccine rollout
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General Dany Fortin looks on as Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Fortin, who was removed from his post as the head of vaccine logistics last month, is alleging his dismissal involved political interference by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his cabinet ministers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA – The military commander who was removed from his post as the head of vaccine logistics last month is alleging his dismissal involved political interference by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his cabinet ministers.
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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin files court challenge of his firing
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OTTAWA – The military commander who was removed from his post as the head of vaccine logistics last month is alleging his dismissal involved political interference by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his cabinet ministers.
Lawyers Monday asked the Federal Court for a judicial review of the decision last month to fire Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin from his posting as vice-president for operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada and not reassign him.
Fortin was removed May 14, around the same time as the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service referred a sexual misconduct investigation to the Quebec prosecution service to determine whether criminal charges should be laid.