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 war, who also served with the special forces, has long been seen as a role model in the military. “While I remain fiercely proud of parts of our organization, on the issue of addressing harmful sexual behaviour, we have lost all credibility.”
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