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Posted: May 14, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 14
Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan takes part in a news conference on May 7, 2020 in Ottawa.(Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
A long-promised survey of military sexual assault and misconduct survivors, both serving and retired, is about to be launched by the Department of National Defence â more than six months after Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said that getting their feedback would be key to enshrining victims rights into Canadian military law.
An internal department document obtained by CBC News shows one version of the survey will be posted on the Defence Wide Area Network (DWAN) â an internal Department of National Defence (DND) computer network used for training â and focuses on collecting statements from those who ve experienced sexual assault and misconduct offences.