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Over the weekend, Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe was relieved of his post at the top of Canada’s Special Forces over his handling of a sexual assault case.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and all of their top officials remain in their jobs despite turning a blind eye to sexual misconduct complaints in the military.
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Dawe’s offence is that he wrote a letter of reference for a subordinate convicted of sexual assault against another member of the Forces. The current command is taking a dim view of his actions and has put the general on paid leave while they consider the situation.
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are up in arms after a parliamentary committee meeting in which members were planning to continue debating whether to call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, Katie Telford, to testify was cancelled without notice.
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Over the weekend, Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe was relieved of his post at the top of Canada’s Special Forces over his handling of a sexual assault case.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and all of their top officials remain in their jobs despite turning a blind eye to sexual misconduct complaints in the military.
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Try refreshing your browser, or LILLEY: Trudeau s coverup of Vance allegations matches his own coverup Back to video
Dawe’s offence is that he wrote a letter of reference for a subordinate convicted of sexual assault against another member of the Forces. The current command is taking a dim view of his actions and has put the general on paid leave while they consider the situation.
Author of the article: David Pugliese • Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: May 03, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Trotter Photo by parlvu.parl.gc.ca /parlvu.parl.gc.ca
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A leaked Royal Canadian Navy document is being used to smear the military officer who reported sexual misconduct allegations against the chief of the defence staff.
The Canadian Forces document was mailed anonymously to this newspaper with the claim that it showed Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Trotter was convicted of sexual assault in British Columbia in 2018.
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