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Lieutenant-General Frances Allen, Canada s new vice-chief of the defense staff, and, right, Brigadier-General Krista Brodie, who is now in charge of Canada s COVID rollout. Photo by Sgt. Johanie Mahieu/Rideau Hall/File; Sailor 1st Class Anne-Marie Brisson/Canadian Forces/Handout via Reuters
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OTTAWA Canada is putting women generals into some of its most senior military posts, including one to run logistics for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, after a series of misconduct allegations were levied against top male officers.
Critics have complained the armed forces were not doing enough to address systemic problems with sexual harassment, identified in a landmark 2015 report.
A Quebec man who served with the Canadian Armed Forces reserves and cadets for three decades has been expelled from one of the military's highest honours after it was discovered he was wearing medals he was never awarded.
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When Harjit Sajjan first jumped into federal politics for the Liberals in 2015 and was named defence minister, it seemed nearly impossible for the “badass” with real and successful military experience to fail in the eyes of the public.
In the days after his nomination to cabinet, a photo of Sajjan as a reservist rocking full military gear, dark sunglasses and a satisfied smirk, after the final victory in Operation Medusa in 2006 in Afghanistan, went viral on social media.
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