A newly released message from the Force's senior leadership to members confirms that Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, one of the senior military leaders facing sexual misconduct claims, is retiring. Edmundson denies the misconduct allegations.
The list of staffing changes is signed May 22, but was made public days later after former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour's report into the Forces' sexual misconduct crisis. The highly anticipated report addressed how the military should best respond to the crisis, which has pummeled the Forces' public image for more than a year.
The military has faced criticism for its screening as military members in senior positions face misconduct allegations. Edmundson wasThe military leadership's new message also names the former senior military leader who had been poised to take over command of the army as one of those who recently retired.
The former commander of the navy, Vice-Admiral Craig Baines, and the military's former second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau, also plan to retire this summer, according to the message.
This is why they cannot police themselves. High ranking officers ARE the predators.
Cut and run. Should be the motto of the Canadian Military.
‘Earlier this week, Arbour announced she recommended that the military be stripped of its authority granted in 1998 to investigate and prosecute sexual offences.’
Trevor is currently in Moscow.
What a national embarrassment this is. Reads like a 'The Onion' article from hell.
So he got away with it.
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