Posted: Apr 06, 2021 5:10 PM ET | Last Updated: April 6
Former clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick told MPs today his office had 'reached an impasse' over an allegation of sexual misconduct against Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018.(Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
The country's former top civil servant told MPs today there was "no path forward" to launch a full investigation into an allegation of inappropriate conduct by Gen. Jonathan Vance when the matter was first raised three years ago.
Testifying before a parliamentary committee today, retired clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick defended the way the informal allegation against the then-chief of the defence staff — raised by former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne — was handled by his office.