Gen. Jonathan Vance, the country's top military commander, has announced his retirement. He said it will be up to the government to select a new chief of the defence staff and decide when the change of command will take place. Within some political and defence circles, Vance was accused of not doing enough to stand up for Norman, his former vice-chief of the defence staff, in the face of the allegations. Throughout the controversies, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said repeatedly that he had full confidence in Vance, who was also assigned the thorny task of implementing the Liberal government's defence policy. The Prime Minister's Office issued a statement today saying that Vance will continue to serve until he turns the command over to the new chief of the defence staff, "who will be named in the coming months."

Source: CBC News July 23, 2020 18:01 UTC