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2019 Sexual Misconduct Incident Tracking Report
Prior to the introduction of Operation HONOUR in 2015, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) did not have a dedicated central database in which...
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Military sexual assault trials have high acquittal rate despite zero-tolerance policy, study finds
Soldiers tried for sexual assault are acquitted in military courts far more often than defendants in civilian courts who face the same...
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Soldier acquitted in sexual assault of subordinate to face new trial
An Armed Forces soldier acquitted of sexually assaulting a female subordinate has been ordered to stand trial again. André Gagnon was...
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General Jonathan Vance – Chief of Defence – Canada 2015
General Jonathan H. (Jon) Vance was born on 3 January 1964 in Kingston, Ontario and grew up in a military family. He started uniformed...
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Sexual (mis)conduct in the Canadian Forces
This essay compares findings of Marie Deschamps’ 2015 report on sexual harassment and assault in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) with my...
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Response to Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the Defence Staff re: Role of Ombudsman
13 July 2016 Mr. John Forster Deputy Minister of National Defence Department of National Defence Major-General George R. Pearkes Building...
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Women in Canadian Armed Forces Policies
“A thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in Political...
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The Canadian Armed Forces: battling between Operation HONOUR and Operation Hop on Her
In the last few years, much attention has been focused on women in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). In 2014, a Maclean’s magazine report...
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General Jonathan Vance sur les excuses aux LGBTQ2
Everybody is welcome in this military” “Trying to hide who you are” “That we are an armed forces now who values everybody.”
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The Canadian army issued cards to soldiers reminding them sexual assault is 'inappropriate
In response to a damning report on sexual misconduct in the military, the Canadian Forces has distributed 120,000 wallet-sized cards that...
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Military related sexual assault in Canada: a cross-sectional survey
Most research on military-related sexual assault is based on the United States military and has important limitations, such as low...
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To Tell or Not to Tell? The Ethical Dilemma of the Would-Be Whistleblower
Despite the growing emphasis placed on the responsible conduct of research, little attention has been devoted to the question of what an...
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Accomplishments - Jonathan Vance, CMM. MSC, CD
Backgrounder Lieutenant-General Jonathan Vance joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1982. Following his graduation from Royal Roads...
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Signing of Operation Honour document with CWO Wheeler in the picture
The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance, signed the Order to formally commence Operation Honour, a concerted effort to...
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Former corporal [Stephanie Raymond] wins apology from military over alleged sex assault
From the archives: Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson to Stéphanie Raymond: 'I’ve come to the conclusion you were wronged' Three...
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The Canadian Military Institution and Administrative Accountability Not A Natural Match
1. “On the matter of financial administration and stewardship of public resources, multiple incidents continue to cultivate a climate of...
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Our military’s disgrace - Stephanie Raymond story breaks
From 2014: An investigation uncovers the sexual violence plaguing our soldiers—and a military hierarchy with its own justice system, and...
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