By Canadian Press

Canadian Forces writing ‘playbook’ for handling allegations involving top brass

Mar 23, 2021 | 10:51 AM

OTTAWA, Kan. — The acting chief of the defence staff says he has asked military officials to develop a “playbook” for handling future misconduct allegations against senior officers.

That is one of several new initiatives that Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre told a parliamentary committee today are underway to address sexual misconduct in the ranks.

The Canadian Armed Forces will also update the existing code of conduct to more clearly define actions that are unacceptable and violate the military’s values.

Eyre also suggested to the House of Commons committee on the status of women that the military is looking at wrapping up Operation Honour, the all-out effort to eliminate sexual misconduct that launched in 2015, and shifting to a new approach.

Eyre repeatedly linked the problem of inappropriate sexual behaviour to “power dynamics,” and says that is one of the areas that the military needs to better understand.

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Eyre appeared at the committee after Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, who continued to defend his handling of allegations against former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 23, 2021.

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