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To root out misconduct in the military’s highest ranks, the CAF needs a more personal playbook Ken Hansen Published April 9, 2021
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Ken Hansen is an independent defence and security analyst who retired from the Royal Canadian Navy in 2009 in the rank of commander.
Four of the highest-ranking officers in the Canadian military are currently out of jobs after allegations of misconduct: former chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance; his very recent successor, Admiral Art McDonald; Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, Chief of Military Personnel Command; and Air Force Lieutenant-General Chris Coates, who commanded the Canadian Joint Forces organization.
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Separate allegations of sexual misconduct by Canada’s recently retired chief of the defence staff General Jonathan Vance, his successor Admiral Art McDonald and other top military officials have rocked the country’s armed forces.
The allegations against Canada’s most senior military officers are being investigated by a parliamentary committee and the military police. They’re also renewing criticism about the military’s efforts to eliminate a long-standing problem, and raising questions about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment to rooting out sexual harassment in federal institutions.
The crisis deepened this week after the Department of Defence said that Vice Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military officer in charge of human resources, had been placed on indefinite leave while the military police investigate allegations of sexual misconduct by him several decades ago.
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The military s sexual misconduct crisis is turning into a national security problem, say experts cbc.ca 1 hour ago Murray Brewster © Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press The Canadian Forces public struggle with sexual misconduct in the ranks could turn into a problem of national security, say observers.
There was a time when putting an allied general in a compromising position was the sole dominion of foreign intelligence services.
No longer. And while there have been no indications to date that adversaries such as Russia and China have been involved in the ongoing sexual misconduct crisis gripping the Canadian military, the implications for national security are real and very stark, say U.S. military law experts.
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