DND tried to counter sex misconduct allegations with strategic narrative
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DND officials tried to counter sex misconduct allegations with their own strategic narrative
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Posted: May 25, 2021 5:00 PM ET | Last Updated: May 26
Krystina MacLean, a civilian employee at the Department of National Defence, fought an internal battle a decade ago over allegations of racial discrimination and sexual harassment.(Mike McArthur/CBC)
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As a woman and civilian working the naval docks along Canada s West Coast, Krystina MacLean has seen and endured a lot.
Of mixed South Asian descent, she was routinely referred to among colleagues as a black bitch by the captain of a Department of National Defence tugboat, who supervised her.
A workplace harassment investigation later acknowledged she was also called a Paki on the job, along with other racially and sexually-charged terms of abuse.
OTTAWA Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was aware in March that a military investigation was underway involving Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, several weeks before Fortin stepped aside from leading Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, CTV News has learned. In a statement to CTV News, Sajjan’s office said the Acting Chief of Defence Staff Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre and the Deputy Minister of National Defence Jody Thomas informed minister Sajjan of the ongoing Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) investigation the same month that sources have told CTV News that the allegation that prompted the investigation was brought forward. “The minister asked that the complainant receive any necessary support and stated that the investigation must take its due course,” said Sajjan’s press secretary Daniel Minden.