The Canadian Armed Forces is attempting to distance itself from senior military leaders who offer positive court character references to soldiers convicted of a criminal offence.
Taxpayers have spent an estimated $639,000 to $720,900 on salaries for high-ranking military officers who have been moved out of their jobs in connection with the military's sexual misconduct crisis, according to a CBC News analysis.
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