OTTAWA The senior officer responsible for human resources in the Canadian Armed Forces says the military’s repeated failure to address sexual misconduct in the ranks over the years has led to what feels like an “existential threat” to the institution. That is what makes the current crisis different from past iterations, Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan […]
OTTAWA - The senior officer responsible for human resources in the Canadian Armed Forces says the military’s repeated failure to address sexual misconduct in the ranks over the years has led to what feels like an "existential threat" to the institution.
Operation to tackle fly-tipping in Allerdale set up
Several organisations in the borough are joining forces for Operation Respect.
Fly-tipping is as an escalating issue in the area, with 1,572 reports made to Allerdale Borough Council in 2020, compared to 1,304 the previous year.
It is being led by the Allerdale Local Focus Hub, a partnership between organisations including the police, councils, housing associations and charities.
All the agencies involved in the operation have published an open letter to the community today highlighting the reasons why they are coming together to support the initiative.
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It is anticipated the operation will run for several months with a series of different activities planned, including community tidy-up days led by housing associations, a back lane blitz targeting some of the worst-affected back lanes in the borough for cleaning, as well as education and enforcement work, joint patrols between partners in hot-spot areas and po
Posted: May 25, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 25
Top Defence bureaucrat concedes military didn t truly implement recommendations from misconduct report
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1:54Canada s deputy minister of National Defence, Jody Thomas, says the military s operation to end sexual misconduct in its ranks lost its way because the government failed to properly implement recommendations from a landmark report into the issue six years ago.1:54
Canada s deputy minister of National Defence says the military s operation to end sexual misconduct in its ranks lost its way because the government failed to properly implement recommendations from a landmark report into the issue six years ago.