CBC News reports in this article that the newly appointed Canadian Minister of National Defense, Anita Anand, is directing that the investigation of allegations and prosecution of sexual criminal offenses or misconduct within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) move into the civilian justice system.
(Update) Rory Fowler on the above. 11/5/2021 12:07:12 pm
Well, as your resident, occasional Canadian commentator, here are my thoughts on this announcement, starting with 'this is not the solution people might think it is' ...: 11/6/2021 12:02:01 am
This policy announcement most certainly should raise the huuuuum factor - for the MJ communities on both sides of the Can-US border and for others who are engaged in similar debates involving the relationship between MJ reform and sexual assault in the military. Rory's linked blog post does a phenomenal job of articulating the huuuuuum factor for our CAF compatriots (the link in the "update" didn't work when I clicked it but it did open when I copied the link from Rory's comment - maybe something for the CAAFlog team to check on?). 11/6/2021 12:07:08 am
It has all the hallmarks of doing something in order to appear to be doing something to fix a problem, without actually addressing the real problem(s).
Concerned Citizen
11/6/2021 08:42:30 am
Seems unlikely to happen here. Congress would lose their political issue and couldn't beat up on the military anymore. DoJ seems like a much less appealing target. 11/7/2021 07:47:51 am
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