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Canada’s scandal was every bit as bad as what was exposed by Ireland’s Women of Honour, and led to the ousting of more than a dozen top officers
Eleven of Canada's top brass have been removed from their posts in connection with sexual misconduct.
Eleven of Canada's top brass have been removed from their posts in connection with sexual misconduct.
Last modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 14.14 EDT One of the most senior female soldiers in Canada has resigned after a string of allegations of sexual misconduct among top brass, saying she was “sickened” by the military’s repeated failures to tackle the abuse. In a letter sent to her superiors, Lt Col Eleanor Taylor announced her resignation late on Tuesday, in the latestblow to an institution already in crisis. “I have spent the past decade speaking publicly and passionately about the gains women have made in the [armed forces],” she wrote. Taylor, a combat veteran of the Afghanistan wa...
Ex Ombudsman Says He Told Defence Minister About Vance Allegations in 2018 OTTAWA—Former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne told a parliamentary committee Wednesday that he informed Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan of allegations of misconduct against Gen. Jonathan Vance during a “hostile” closed-door meeting three years ago. Walbourne’s remarks appear to contradict Sajjan’s own testimony to the same committee Feb. 19, when he said he was as surprised as anyone when Global News first reported Vance’s alleged misconduct in early February. At that time, Sajjan repeatedly refused to con...