Opinion: If Canada s military really intends to solve its sexual misconduct crisis, the will must come from within theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Candice Bergen, Conservative Deputy Leader
Patty Hajdu, Health Minister
Harjit Sajjan, National Defence Minister
: “We thought we were going down a path that was creating that better change. It clearly has not worked.”
Mercedes Stephenson: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan taps retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour to lead yet another external review into military sexual misconduct, the second in just six years.
Louise Arbour, Retired Supreme Court Justice
: “This might be the opportunity to actually put it right.”
Mercedes Stephenson: Will it be enough for survivors? And why should they trust the government this time around?
OTTAWA Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told CTV News Channel’s Power Play on Thursday a newly-announced second review into military misconduct is not a delay or a way to evade responsibility. Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour will head up that report. In 2015 former Supreme Court Justice Marie Deschamps completed a 100-page report into misconduct in the military. That report made of a number of recommendations, including an independent body for reporting misconduct. Watch Sajjan explain why the government is moving forward with a second report in the video above.
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