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Author of the article: David Pugliese  â¢Â Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: May 14, 2021  â¢Â 1 week ago  â¢Â 3 minute read Major General Dany Fortin has stepped down from his role as vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada. Photo by BLAIR GABLE /REUTERS
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Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin, who has become familiar to Canadians for his key job in the COVID-19 vaccine roll out has stepped down after being placed under military investigation.
The Canadian Forces released a brief statement Friday night but did not provide details on what type of investigation Fortin is facing. âToday, Major-General Dany Fortin has left his assignment with the Public Health Agency of Canada, pending the results of a military investigation,â the Canadian Forces noted in the statement. âActing Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant-General Eyre will be reviewing next steps with Major-General Fortin. We will h
Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin steps down from COVID vaccine rollout job while facing military investigation The Canadian Forces released a brief statement Friday night but did not provide details on what type of investigation Fortin is facing
Author of the article: David Pugliese • Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • 1 week ago • 3 minute read Major General Dany Fortin has stepped down from his role as vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada. Photo by BLAIR GABLE /REUTERS
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Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin, who has become familiar to Canadians for his key job in the COVID-19 vaccine roll out has stepped down after being placed under military investigation.
On May 5, catchment changes were discussed regarding Juniper Ridge elementary, Marion Schilling elementary and the re-opening of Ralph Bell, which the district shuttered in 2010, but still owns. Among the concerns voiced by those who will be affected are the division of the Juniper Ridge neighbourhood into two different catchment areas, concerns over criminal activity in the vicinity of the to-be-reopened Ralph Bell and the mental health and well-being of students. Currently, Juniper Ridge elementary currently catches all students living in Juniper Ridge, and Marion Schilling elementary catches all students in Valleyview and Rose Hill. The proposed catchment area for Ralph Bell elementary would capture all students in Rose Hill, the western end of Juniper Ridge and the western tip of Valleyview.
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It’s déjà vu all over again at the highest levels of Canada’s military: A senior leader of the Canadian Armed Forces is being investigated, causing another officer to step up in an acting capacity for who knows how long, with a domino effect on the other positions at the highest levels. Did the government learn anything from how they handled the vice-admiral Mark Norman affair? I am not so sure. After Norman was suspended from his position, the upper echelons of the armed forces were put into an untenable position. The CAF ended up having seven vice chiefs of the defence staff in about five years, in part because the government did not move forward when it was clear that Norman would be unable to serve even if he was cleared of the charges.