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It’s déjà vu all over again at the highest levels of Canada’s military: A senior leader of the Canadian Armed Forces is being investigated, causing another officer to step up in an acting capacity for who knows how long, with a domino effect on the other positions at the highest levels. Did the government learn anything from how they handled the vice-admiral Mark Norman affair? I am not so sure. After Norman was suspended from his position, the upper echelons of the armed forces were put into an untenable position. The CAF ended up having seven vice chiefs of the defence staff in about five years, in part because the government did not move forward when it was clear that Norman would be unable to serve even if he was cleared of the charges.
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Senior female Canadian Forces officer quits military in disgust over sexual misconduct allegations “I am sickened by ongoing investigations of sexual misconduct among our key leaders. Unfortunately, I am not surprised. I am also certain that the scope of the problem has yet to be exposed.”
Author of the article: David Pugliese • Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: Mar 16, 2021 • 4 days ago • 3 minute read Lt.-Col. Eleanor Taylor Photo by Bill Brooks /Postmedia
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A senior female military officer and Afghan war veteran is leaving the Canadian Forces because of the failure of its leadership to deal with sexual misconduct.
Lt.-Col. Eleanor Taylor recently sent a request to her commanding officer to release her from the military as soon as possible. “I am sickened by ongoing investigations of sexual misconduct among our key leaders,” Taylor, Deputy Commander of 36 Canadian Brigade Group, wrote in her letter. “Unfortunately, I am not s