There was a sense of déjà vu Thursday as Ottawa announced an independent review to study sexual misconduct in the military — six years after a similar review delivered recommendations that were never fully implemented. Under fire over the failure to tackle sexual misconduct within the Canadian armed forces, the government announced that retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour will lead an “independent external comprehensive review” to examine the causes of sexual misconduct and other forms of harassment in the forces. “She won’t recommend whether or not to have external oversight, but will recommend what it should look like. Getting another former justice to do another external review is definitely not comfortable for the government, so it shows they’re serious,” he told the Star. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“Today’s announcement by Minister Sajjan is not action, but another review to take pressure off the Liberal coverup of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces,” said Conservative defence critic James Bezan in a statement.

Source: thestar April 29, 2021 15:18 UTC