Report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review
The Honourable Louise Arbour, C.C., G.O.Q. – 20 May 2022
Table of Contents
- Letter
- Preface
- Table of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Mandate and Methodology
- Structure of the DND and the CAF
- Part I – Sexual misconduct
- Introduction
- Focus on the system
- History of women in the CAF and prevalence of sexual misconduct
- Brief history of women in the CAF
- Number of women in the CAF
- Reporting on sexual misconduct in the CAF begins
- The Deschamps Report and initial steps taken by the CAF
- The 2016 Statistics Canada Report and next steps by the CAF
- Class actions
- The 2018 Statistics Canada reports
- The 2018 OAG Report
- Surveys of the military colleges
- Conclusion
- History of Operation HONOUR
- Chief Professional Conduct and Culture
- Data
- History of women in the CAF and prevalence of sexual misconduct
- Focus On The Offender
- Definitions of Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment
- Military Justice
- Criminal jurisdiction over sexual offences
- Rights of the accused
- Disciplinary jurisdiction over sexual misconduct
- Summary trials under the current system
- Bill C-77 and the new system of service infractions
- Administrative Action
- Complaints
- Military Grievance System
- Grievances related to sexual misconduct, sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex
- Current delays in processing grievances
- Exhausting remedies under the grievance system
- Concerns with the military grievance system
- Grievances related to a complaint or situation of sexual misconduct, harassment or discrimination
- Focus On The Victim
- Duty to Report and Barriers to Reporting
- Victim Support and the SMRC
- Part II – Leadership
- Introduction
- Recruitment
- Personnel generation and recruiting functions
- Recent recruiting shortfalls and the CAF Reconstitution
- The CAF recruitment process is cumbersome
- Efforts by the CAF to recruit women
- Additional concerns with recruitment
- Onboarding and early training
- The CAF should shorten its recruitment and onboarding processes
- CAF members must understand obligations with respect to sexual misconduct early on
- The CAF should reconsider the timing of the various recruitment screening tests
- Conclusion
- Military Training and Professional Military Education
- Military Colleges
- Human Resources
- Performance appraisal and promotions
- Career Management & Postings
- Succession planning
- Conclusion
- Input and Oversight
- The Somalia Commission’s proposed inspector general
- Recent proposals for an inspector general
- No inspector general is necessary
- Civilian courts and tribunals
- The Minister of National Defenc
- The integrated defence team and the DND
- The Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services)
- The Prime Minister and the Privy Council Office
- The Ombudsman
- Parliament and parliamentary committees
- The Auditor General of Canada
- Statistics Canada
- The media and external academics
- An external monitor is necessary
- Conclusion
- Part III – Conclusion and List of Recommendations
- Schedules
- Schedule A – Terms of Reference
- Schedule B – List of Formal Requests for Information
- Schedule C – List of Meetings with Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence and Government Representatives
- Schedule D – Interim Report, dated 20 October 2021
- Schedule E – Minister’s Response, dated 3 November 2021
- Endnotes
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