Schedules

Schedule A – Terms of Reference

Purpose

Allegations of incidents of inappropriate behaviour by senior Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members are now the subject of investigations by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service. The allegations raise concerns regarding Department of National Defence (DND) and CAF policies, procedures, programs, practices, and culture, and may lead to a sense of betrayal by members of the Defence Team.  The allegations also raise questions of complicity of inaction throughout the chain of command that must be explored. Every member of the Defence Team should feel safe and respected in their workplace environment. Eliminating harassment and sexual misconduct and creating a safe work environment for every Defence Team member is a priority.

An independent external comprehensive review of current policies, procedures, programs, practices and culture within the CAF and the DND will be initiated to shed light on the causes for the continued presence of harassment and sexual misconduct despite efforts to eradicate it, identify barriers to reporting inappropriate behaviour and to assess the adequacy of the response when reports are made, and to make recommendations on preventing and eradicating harassment and sexual misconduct. To that end, a review of the recruitment, training, performance evaluation, posting and promotion systems in the CAF, as well as the military justice system’s policies, procedures and practice to respond to such allegations will also be conducted. The review will also assess progress made in addressing the recommendations contained in the External Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Canadian Armed Forces by Marie Deschamps, C.C. Ad.E (Deschamps Report). The Sexual Misconduct Response Centre’s (SMRC) mandate, independence, and reporting structure, will also be reviewed.

The neutral and independent third-party review (the Independent External Comprehensive Reviewer, or Contractor) will consider all relevant independent reviews concerning the DND or the CAF, such as the Deschamps Report and the report of the Independent Review conducted pursuant to section 273.601 of the National Defence Act, as well as reports by the Office of the Auditor General and internal audits along with their findings and recommendations.

The Contractor will deliver its Draft Review Report to the Minister of National Defence (MDN) and, subsequently, to the Deputy Minister of National Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff. The Final Review Report will made public by the Minister within 10 calendar days of receipt from the Contractor and will be forwarded to the Prime Minister.

Context and ongoing reviews

The DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics requires all DND employees and CAF members to respect human dignity and the value of every person, by treating every person with respect and fairness, helping to create and maintain safe and healthy workplaces that are free from harassment and discrimination, and working together in a spirit of openness, honesty and transparency that encourages engagement, collaboration and respectful communication.

DND and CAF policies make clear that harassment and sexual misconduct are not tolerated. This behaviour goes against the CAF military values and undermines operational effectiveness, such that sexual misconduct must never be minimized, ignored or excused, and those who submit complaints should be supported without fear of reprisal.

On 5 November 2020, the Minister of National Defence initiated an Independent Review pursuant to section 273.601 of the National Defence Act, to review the specific provisions enumerated in subsection 273.601(1) of the National Defence Act, and appointed the Honourable Morris J. Fish as the Independent Review Authority. The Report of the Independent Review (Fish Review) will be tabled in Parliament in June 2021.

On 17 December 2020, the Minister of National Defence announced the creation of an Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism, Discrimination with a focus on anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism, LGBTQ2 Prejudice, Gender Bias and White Supremacy.

Objective and scope

The Contractor will conduct a review of the current policies, procedures, programs, practices and culture within the CAF and the DND, identify the causes for continued presence of harassment  and sexual misconduct  despite efforts to eradicate it, identify barriers to its reporting, and assess the adequacy of the policies, procedures and practice to respond when reports are made. The Contractor will also make recommendations to eradicate sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, drive change, improve prevention measures, and reduce or remove barriers to its reporting. Specific consideration is to be given to the role that reprisal, or the fear of reprisal, or the existence of any culture of silence or complicity may play as a barrier to reporting, as well as any indication – based on the experiences of DND employees and CAF members – of inconsistencies or challenges in the application of policies.

The review will also assess progress made in addressing the recommendations contained in the Deschamps Report. It will also review the recruitment, training, performance evaluation and promotion system in the CAF, with a focus on how leaders are selected and trained.

The review will include assessments of the Sexual Misconduct Resource Centre’s (SMRC) mandate and activities, including its independence and reporting structure and recommendations for improvement to these elements.

The Contractor will coordinate with former Justice Fish to avoid overlap with the Fish Review, while allowing for a complete and independent examination by the Contractor. For clarity, the Contractor may consider and include assessments and recommendations about any barriers within the military justice system to reporting harassment or sexual misconduct or to dealing with such behaviour.

The Contractor will also include assessments and recommendations related to establishing external oversight and/or review mechanisms related to misconduct.

The recommendations must take into account the separate but related legal and policy frameworks applicable to the Defence Team.

1. For CAF members – Defence Administrative Orders and Directives 9005-1, Sexual Misconduct, and 5012-0, Harassment Prevention and Resolution; and,
2. For DND employees and their supervisors – the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations enacted pursuant to Part II of the Canada Labour Code.

The review will include assessments and recommendations for the Minister. The assessments and recommendations will be used to address general and specific Defence Team workplace concerns in relation to harassment and sexual misconduct.

The Contractor will also coordinate with the Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism, Discrimination with a focus on anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism, LGBTQ2 Prejudice, Gender Bias and White Supremacy to minimize any unnecessary or unintended duplication of effort, while allowing for a complete and independent examination by the Contractor.

Methodology and approach

The review will be led by the Contractor, who will deliver the Draft Review Report and Final Review Report to the Minister. The Final Review Report will made public by the Minister within 10 calendar days of receipt from the Contractor and will be forwarded to the Prime Minister.

The Contractor must provide the Minister with any interim assessments and recommendations, in the form of letters, which will be made public, addressing issues for immediate action that may become apparent during the conduct of the review.

The review must include the views and Defence workplace experiences of current and former DND employees, CAF members, Staff of the Non-Public Funds, Canadian Forces (SNPF) employees, and contractors. It must also to include the perspectives of those employees, members and contractors who identify as part of historically disadvantaged groups, with specific focus on women, and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2) community, to assist the DND and the CAF in furthering understanding of the perspective of these groups.

Interested current and former DND employees, CAF members, SNPF employees, and contractors will be invited to meet with or provide input through other means to the Contractor in confidence, to provide their views and experiences in relation to: the policies, procedures, programs, practices and culture of the DND and the CAF, to identify any barriers to reporting harassment or sexual misconduct, to help in assessing the adequacy of policies, procedure and practice in guiding an appropriate response when reports are made, and to inform the assessments and recommendations related to the review of the SMRC. Targeted invitations may also be used.

The Contractor will use detailed questions that allow the interviewees to be heard and provide a framework for gathering and analyzing the information. The Contractor is to gather and synthesize comments and input of interviewees in order to assess DND and CAF culture, identify perceived or actual barriers to reporting inappropriate behaviour, and assess the adequacy of the response when reports are made.

The Contractor may meet – once familiarized with any law or policies regarding harassment and sexual misconduct within the DND and the CAF – with any person, internal or external, who is or was responsible for the development and application of policies and direction regarding harassment or sexual misconduct, or who has or had a role in their development or application. The External Contractor may also review the policies of likeminded allies to collect information and best practices that may inform their recommendations.

The Contractor may also meet with other organizations within the Minister’s portfolio, external to the DND and the CAF, which are responsible for dealing with complaints or grievances from Defence Team members, and with external experts in governance, culture, gender, diversity, harassment and sexual misconduct, or other areas, as appropriate.

Responsibilities of the Contractor

To the extent possible, the Contractor must conduct the review, including the gathering of statements, in a manner that is trauma-informed.

The Contractor must conduct the review pursuant to these terms of reference and in accordance with the Privacy Act, Official Languages Act and other applicable legislation and regulations.

The Contractor must perform its duties without expressing any conclusions or recommendations regarding liability or wrongdoing of any person or organization and must not include any reference to, or provide any assessments or recommendations related to, any specific cases of harassment or sexual misconduct.

The Contractor must perform its duties in such a way so as to ensure that the conduct of the review does not jeopardize any possible Criminal Code, Code of Service Discipline or similar investigation.

If, in the course of interviews, the Contractor is presented with information relating to specific cases of potential misconduct, the Contractor is to suspend that interview, and prior to reconvening, is to inform the interviewee:

1. That there will be no findings made in relation to any specific case;
2. That such information may be considered when formulating recommendations;
3. That the information will be recorded but anonymized; and,
4. Provide information (furnished by Liaison Officer) to the interviewee about options for making a report to the appropriate authority and any support mechanisms available to those wishing to make reports.

The Contractor must ensure that the review is conducted in a manner that does not impede ongoing efforts to isolate and contain COVID-19. The Contractor’s work plan may need to be amended to respond, among other things, to COVID-19 related constraints.

The review must respect all public health measures in effect at the relevant time. As such the Contractor must make use of electronic means where appropriate, including receiving and providing documents in electronic form, and conducting, where possible and appropriate, briefings and interviews virtually.

Reporting requirements

Subject to these Terms of Reference, the Contractor must manage the review and produce the Draft Review Report and Final Review Report in full independence, including from the DND and the CAF.

The Draft and Final Review Report must be provided directly to the Minister, and subsequently to the Deputy Minister and Chief of the Defence Staff, and must include:

1. An assessment of the policies, procedures, programs, practices and culture within the CAF and the DND, of the causes for the continued presence of harassment and sexual misconduct despite efforts to eradicate it, identification of any barriers to reporting inappropriate behaviour, and the impact of the recruitment, training, performance evaluation, posting and promotion systems in the CAF;
2. An assessment of the causes and effects of barriers to reporting inappropriate behaviour in relation to harassment or sexual misconduct and the adequacy of the policies, procedures and practice to respond when reports are made;
3. Recommendations to reduce or remove such barriers in relation to harassment or sexual misconduct;
4. Recommendations on how to prevent and/or eradicate harassment and sexual misconduct within the CAF or the DND;
5. Recommendations on any further changes to the performance evaluation system and the promotion system used in the CAF with a focus on how senior leaders are selected, while CAF/DND are proceeding with improvements;
6. An assessment of DND and CAF progress made in addressing the recommendations contained in the Deschamps Report;
7. An assessment of the SMRC’s mandate and activities, including its independence and reporting structure and recommendations for improvement to these elements;
8. An assessment and recommendations related to establishing external oversight and/or review mechanisms related to harassment and sexual misconduct;
9. Any other assessments and recommendations that the Contractor wishes to include to address areas of review mandated to the Contractor within these Terms of Reference that were not addressed in paragraphs A through H; and
10. A description of the underlying methodology used to make the assessments and/or recommendations above.

Deliverables and associated schedule

The Contractor must produce the following deliverables:

1. Work plan within 30 calendar days of the effective date of appointing the Contractor;
2. Monthly progress reports to be provided to the Minister;
3. Any interim assessments and recommendations, in the form of a letter, addressing issues for immediate action that may become apparent during the conduct of the review;
4. Draft Review Report provided to the Minister
5. Final Review Report provided to the Minister; and
6. Senior leadership briefing following delivery of the Draft and Final Review Reports.

The Contractor must provide a Draft Review Report and Final Review Report in accordance with these terms.

The Contractor must provide a verbal detailed briefing to the Minister, and subsequently to the Deputy Minister of National Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff, on the results of the Review to coincide with the provision of the Draft and Final Review Reports.

The Minister, Deputy Minister and Chief of Defence Staff must provide their response, if any, to the Contractor within 30 calendar days of having received the Draft Review Report.

The Contractor must provide the Final Review Report to the Minister of National Defence, and subsequently to the Deputy Minister of National Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff, not later than 30 calendar days after the receipt of comments on the Draft Review Report forwarded on behalf of the Minister of National Defence.

The Contractor must produce and submit a final report of their review to the MND, suitable for release to the public, that does not disclose information properly subject to national defence, national security or privacy, confidentiality, or solicitor –client privilege.

The Final Review Report will be made public by the Minister within 10 calendar days of receipt from the Contractor and will be forwarded to the Prime Minister. The names of those who participated in the review will remain anonymous and there will be no findings made in relation to any specific case.

All letters containing interim assessments and recommendations and the Final Review Report must be delivered simultaneously in both official languages, and with the contents and format of the letters or report being suitable for publication.

Language requirements

The Contractor must conduct all meetings and interviews in English or French as required by the person being interviewed.

Document translation, including of any deliverables, must be done by the Contractor. 

Timing

The review must start upon the effective date of the contract appointing the Contractor, conducted so as to provide the Final Review Report within 12 months of the contract.

The timelines may be adjusted by the Minister, if requested by the Contractor as a result of unforeseeable delays, including in relation to COVID-19-related constraints, and may include an extension of up to 3 additional months, for a total of 15 months.

Confidentiality and disclosure

The information gleaned throughout the interview and report-writing process, as well as contents of the Draft Review Report and Final Review Report are to be kept confidential by the Contractor until the Final Review Report is made public, at which time the content of the Final Review Report only shall be disclosed (the other items above remaining confidential). In addition, the Contractor must

1. conduct the review with the utmost discretion and confidentiality;
2. inform participants of their responsibilities to respect the confidentiality of the review process;
3. inform participants that the contents of the Final Review Report will be released publicly, and that information will be handled in accordance with the requirements of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act;
4. ensure the anonymity of those who participated in the Review; and,
5. ensure that there is no personal information included in any letter or Draft or Final Review Report.

DND and CAF support to the Contractor

The Department of National Defence will identify a Liaison Officer who will facilitate timely access to DND and CAF documents, organizations, and to DND employees, SNPF employees, and CAF members. The Liaison Officer will also coordinate any briefings to be provided by the Defence Team to the Contractor, and facilitate access to the laws and policies referred to herein, or other relevant source material.

The Contractor will be provided with access to relevant records under the control of the DND, the SNPF, or the CAF, through the Liaison Officer. All access to relevant records will be provided subject to applicable exemptions or those ordinarily applied under the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, with the Liaison Officer consulting with the Director of Access to Information and Privacy if required. Where the Contractor requests records that contain personal information, they will be provided in anonymized form if possible. No access will be provided to records that are litigation privileged or solicitor-client privileged or, in civil law, subject to immunity from disclosure or professional secrecy of advocates and notaries, or that constitutes a Cabinet Confidence.

The DND and the CAF will provide the Contractor with information about supports that are available to Defence Team members, so that those members who participate in the review may be supported as needed.

Travel may be required.

Schedule B – List of Formal Requests for Information

• Canadian Defence Academy
• Canadian Forces College
• The Canadian Forces Military Police Group
• The Canadian Human Rights Commission
• The Canadian Military Trauma Community of Practice
• The Office of the Chief Military Judge
• The Conference of Defence Associations & CDA Institute
• Corporate Secretary
• Department of Justice Canada
• Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces (5 requests)
• Federal Provincial Territorial Heads of Prosecution Committee
• Global Affairs Canada (The Honourable Jacqueline O’Neill, Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security)
• The Office of the Judge Advocate General
• The Military Grievances External Review Committee
• The Military Police Complaints Commission
• The Office of the National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman
• Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police
• Office of the Prime Minister of Canada
• Integrated Conflict and Complaint Management Program 
• Interim Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
• Public Service Alliance of Canada and Union of National Defence Employees
• Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Royal Military College of Canada
• Royal Military College of Canada Saint-Jean
• Sexual Misconduct Resource Centre
• Statistics Canada and The Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics
• Sûreté du Québec
• Veterans Affairs Canada

Schedule C – List of Meetings with Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence and Government Representatives^{Footnote **}

Department of National Defence

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence

François Bariteau, Director Total Health Management, ADM(HR-Civ) 

Jennifer Bordeleau, Director General Workplace Management, ADM(HR-Civ)

Julie Charron^{Footnote *}, Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services)

Isabelle Desmartis, Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources – Civilian)

Marie Doyle, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Professional Conduct and Culture 

Angela Febbraro, PhD, Defence Scientist, Intelligence, Influence and Collaboration Section, Toronto Research Centre, DGRDSE, DRDC

Stacey Ferguson, Deputy Director General Digital Enterprise Modernization, ADM(DIA)

Alain Gauthier^{Footnote *}, Director General Integrated Conflict Complaint Management

Micca Heart, Assistant Director Corporate Labour Relations, ADM(HR-Civ)

Peter Hooey, Director General, Human Resources, ADM(HR-Civ)

Christine Kennedy^{Footnote *}, Former Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister

Monica Kolstein, Director General Workforce Development, ADM(HR-Civ)

Dominique Laferrière, DRDC

Bill Matthews, Deputy Minister of National Defence

The Honourable Harjit Singh Sajjan, Former Minister of National Defence

Jody Thomas^{Footnote *}, Former Deputy Minister of National Defence

Commodore Steven Thornton, Director General Digital Enterprise Modernization, ADM(DIA)

John Walsh, Director General Data Analytics Strategy and Innovation, 

Chief Data Officer, ADM(DIA)

Marta Wodejko, Director Civilian Executive Services, ADM(HR-Civ)

Canadian Armed Forces

Colonel J.T. Adair^{Footnote *}, Director of Programmes, CFC

Major-General Craig Aitchison, Commander, CDA

Chief Warrant Officer Lucie Alain, Chief Warrant Officer, Royal Military College of Canada

Lieutenant-General Frances Allen^{Footnote *}, Vice-Chief of Defence Staff

Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Aman, Division Sergeant-Major, 1st Canadian Division Headquarters, Canadian Joint Operations Command

Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie^{Footnote *}, Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command

Vice-Admiral Craig Baines, Commander Royal Canadian Navy

b Commandant, Royal Military College Saint-Jean

Captain (N) Pascal Belhumeur, Commander Canadian Forces Recruiting Group 

Lieutenant-Colonel Nathalie Birgentzlen^{Footnote *}, Special Advisor, Canadian Forces Provost Marshal / Commander Canadian Forces Military Police Group

Lieutenant-Commander April Blackwood^{Footnote *}, HMCS Montréal

Colonel Cathy Blue, Special Advisor to the Chief Professional Conduct and Culture

Major-General Steve Boivin^{Footnote *}, Commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

Major-General Lise Bourgon, Acting Commander Military Personnel Command

Brigadier-General Krista Brodie, Commander Military Personnel Generation Group 

Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Michel Cambron^{Footnote *}, Director, Canadian Forces Provost Marshal – Legal Services

Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan^{Footnote *}, Chief Professional Conduct and Culture

Brigadier-General Gervais Carpentier, Commander, OUTCAN Programme 

Neil Carson, Deputy Director General/Chief of Operations, DGMPRA

Lieutenant-Commander (Ret’d), Karen Davis, PhD, Strategic Advisor to the Chief Professional Conduct and Culture

Commander Chris M. Devita^{Footnote *}, HMCS Montréal

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Dionne, Formation Chief Warrant Officer, CDA

Dr. Sanela Dursun, Chief Scientist, DGMPRA

Colonel D.S. Elder^{Footnote *}, Deputy Commander, CFC

General Wayne D. Eyre^{Footnote *}, Chief of the Defence Staff

Dr. B. Falk^{Footnote *}, Director of Academics, CFC

Major (Ret’d) Sue Forgues

Brigadier-General Kirk Gallinger^{Footnote *}, Director General Military Careers

Lieutenant-Colonel Nicolas Gauthier^{Footnote *}, Deputy Commander, Combat Training Centre

Irina Goldenberg, PhD, Director Research Operational and Organizational Dynamics, DGMPRA

Colonel T.J. Goldie^{Footnote *}, Base Commander, CFB Greenwood

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Gilles Grégoire, Canadian Armed Forces Chief Warrant Officer 

Chief Warrant Officer Mario Grondin^{Footnote *}, Chief Warrant Officer, Combat Training Centre

Brigadier-General Carla Harding, Assistant Chief of Staff J4, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe 

Chief Warrant Officer Michael Hawthorn^{Footnote *}, Chief Warrant Officer, CFB Gagetown

Colonel Brian Healey, Chief of Staff, CDA HQ

Brigadier-General Corinna Heilman, Director General Support, Strategic J4, 

Strategic Joint Staff

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Todd Hodder^{Footnote *}, HMCS Montréal

Colonel Christopher Horner^{Footnote *}, Special Advisor to the Commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command

Eugenica Kalantzis, Director General, DGMPRA

Commodore (Ret’d) Margaret F. Kavanagh

Commodore Josée Kurtz, Commandant, Royal Military College of Canada

Lieutenant-Colonel Julie Labrecque, Directorate Professional Military Conduct 

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Laura Lafleur^{Footnote *}, Acting Base Chief Petty Officer, CFB Halifax

Chief Warrant Officer Frédérick Lavoie^{Footnote *}, Chief Warrant Officer, Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School 

Major Stuart Lawson, Military Police Analytics Program Manager

Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Leblanc^{Footnote *}, Commanding Officer, Canadian Forces National Investigation Service

Colonel Michel Lefebvre, Chief of Staff, Military Personnel Generation Group

Commander M.W. Low^{Footnote *}, Chief of Staff and Headquarters Commanding Officer, CFC

Major-General Roy MacKenzie^{Footnote *}, Chief of Reserves and Employer Support

Colonel Patrick MacNamara^{Footnote *}, Base Commander, CFB Shearwater 

Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret’d) Deanna Manson

Major-General Mark Misener, Commander, 1st Canadian Division Headquarters

Lieutenant-General Alexander D. Meinzinger^{Footnote *}, Commander Royal Canadian Air Force

Colonel Shane R. Murphy^{Footnote *}, Commander, Combat Training Centre

Commodore Jacques Olivier^{Footnote *}, Director General Professional Military Conduct

Colonel Dwayne R. Parsons^{Footnote *}, Base Commander, CFB Gagetown

Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson, Chief of Staff Professional Conduct and Culture, 

Defence Champion for Women

Chief Warrant Officer Rick Plante^{Footnote *}, Chief Warrant Officer, Royal Military College Saint-Jean

Chief Warrant Officer Bruno Poirier^{Footnote *}, Base Chief Petty Officer, CFB Shearwater  

Chief Warrant Officer Eric Poissant^{Footnote *}, Canadian Joint Operations Command Chief 

Warrant Officer

Major-General Paul Prévost^{Footnote *}, Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff

Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan Proulx^{Footnote *}, Base Chief Petty Officer, CFB Greenwood

Lieutenant-Colonel Melissa Ramessar^{Footnote *}, Commandant, Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School

Major (Ret’d) Anne Reiffenstein, PhD

Rear-Admiral B.W.N. Santarpia, Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic / Joint Task 

Force Atlantic

Brigadier-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, Commander Cadets and Junior 

Canadian Rangers

Major-General Michel-Henri St-Louis^{Footnote *}, Acting Commander Canadian Army 

Rear-Admiral Angus Tophshee, Commander Maritime Forces Pacific / Joint Task Force (Pacific) Royal Canadian Navy

Major-General Nancy Tremblay, Chief Materiel Program

Colonel Sean Trenholm, Assistant Chief of Staff Support, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Headquarters

Brigadier-General Simon Trudeau^{Footnote *}, Canadian Forces Provost Marshal / Commander Canadian Forces Military Police Group

Lieutenant-General Steven Whelan^{Footnote *}, Commander Military Personnel Command/

Chief Military Personnel

Captain (N) A.S. Williams^{Footnote *}, Base Commander, CFB Halifax

Major-General Michael Wright^{Footnote *}, Commander, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command 

and Chief of Defence Intelligence

Office of the Judge Advocate General 

Major Ian Argue, Legal Officer –Directorate of Law/Military Justice – Military Justice Policy

Colonel Jean-Bruno Cloutier, Director of Defence Counsel Services

Lieutenant-Commander Ashley Dunn, Legal Officer–Directorate of Law/Military Justice – Military Justice Policy

Colonel Rob Holman, Acting Judge Advocate General

Lieutenant-Colonel Dylan Kerr, Director Military Prosecutions

Commander Mark Létourneau, Assistant Director, Defence Counsel Services

Lieutenant-Colonel Geneviève Lortie, Director of Law – Military Justice Review Support

Lieutenant-Colonel Dominic Martin, Deputy Director of Military Prosecutions – Operations

Colonel Valerie Saunders, Director – Directorate of Military Personnel Law 

Colonel Stephen Strickey^{Footnote *}, Deputy Judge Advocate General – Military Justice Modernization

Lieutenant-Colonel Marie-Eve Tremblay, Director, Directorate of Law/Military Justice – Military Justice Policy

Major Laura d’Urbano, Director – Directorate of Law/Military Justice – Military 

Justice Operations

Commander Marc-André Vary, Director – Directorate of Law/Military Justice –

Military Justice Operations

Commander Brent Walden, Director, Directorate of Law Compensation, Benefits, 

Pensions & Estates

Colonel Jill Wry, Deputy JAG/ Military Justice

Office of the Chief Military Judge

Lieutenant-Colonel Louis-Vincent d'Auteuil, Deputy and Acting Chief Military Judge

Simone Morrissey, Court Martial Administrator

André Dufour, Legal Counsel

Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada

Elsy Chakkalakal, General Counsel and Senior Director of Operations

Julianne C. Dunbar, Senior General Counsel and Director General

David Goetz, Senior Counsel

Bonita Thornton, Interim Chairperson

Minister of National Defence Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination and Anti-Racism Secretariat 

Major-General (Ret’d) E.S. (Ed) Fitch, Minister of National Defence Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination 

Chief Warrant Officer Sherri Forward, Senior Military Advisor, Anti-Racism Secretariat 

Lieutenant-Commander (Ret’d) Jeff Gauger, Analyst, Anti-Racism Secretariat

Captain (Ret’d) Door Gibson, Minister of National Defence Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination

Ixchel Medina Hernandez, Administrative Assistant, Anti-Racism Secretariat

Seyi Okuribido-Malcolm, Director, Anti-Racism Secretariat

Denise A. Moore, Senior Civilian Advisor, Anti-Racism Secretariat

Major (Ret’d) Sandra Perron, Minister of National Defence Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination

Marie-Josée Rinfret, Senior Communications Advisor, Anti-Racism Secretariat

Seema Chowdhury, Civilian Advisor, Anti-Racism Implementation Secretariat

Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces

Dania Hadi, Senior Advisor to the Ombudsman

Robyn Hynes, Director General, Operations

Carole Lajoie, Director Education and Research

Gregory Lick, Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces

Erin McDonald, Director, Intake and Complaint Analysis

Department of Justice

Robert Abramowitz, Senior Counsel, Office of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Legal Advisor

Nathalie Drouin, Deputy Minister of Justice

Christine Mohr, Senior General Counsel

Marta Mulkins, Executive Director, Departmental Litigation Oversight

Michael Sousa, Senior General Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces

Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council Office

Janice Charette, Interim Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet

Kathleen Davis, Senior Foreign Policy Advisor

Jennifer Goosen, Director of Operations

Donnalyn McClymont, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet

David Morrison, Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor

Janine Sherman, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Senior Personnel and  Public Service Renewal

Sexual Misconduct Response Centre

Charlotte Clark, Policy Analyst

Sara Grichen^{Footnote *}, Chief of Staff 

Britton MacDonald, Team Lead for Strategic Policy and Planning

Dr. Denise Preston^{Footnote *}, Executive Director 

Shoba Ranganathan, Acting Deputy Executive Director

Rachel Sciampacone, Project Coordinator

Amanda Scott, Team Lead for Partnerships and Engagements

External Advisory Council to Sexual Misconduct Response Centre

Humberto Carolo, SMRC External Advisory Council Member

Kathy Darte, SMRC External Advisory Council Member

Lawrence Ellerby, SMRC External Advisory Council Member

Greg Maddison, SMRC External Advisory Council Member

Dr. Ben Roebuck, SMRC External Advisory Council Member

Colten Skibinsky, SMRC External Advisory Council Member

Christine Wood, SMRC External Advisory Council Member

Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services

Sandra Campbell, Military Family Services Operations

Laurie Ogilvie, Vice President, Military Family Services

Veterans Affairs of Canada

Dr. Cyd Courchesne, VAC Chief Medical Officer

Trudie MacKinnon, Acting Director General, Centralized Operations

Dennis Manning, Acting Director General Policy & Research

Kim Peters, Liaison Officer to SMRC

Nathalie Pham, Acting Senior Director Operational and Strategic Affairs

Maryse Savoie, Director General, Field Operations

Canadian Human Rights Commission

Holly Holtman, Senior General Counsel

Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission 

Melanie Mohammed, Chief of Staff

Valerie Philips, General Counsel & Director of Legal Services

Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security

The Honourable Jacqueline O’Neill, Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security

Schedule D – Interim Report, dated 20 October 2021

Interim recommendations from the Independent External Comprehensive Review of the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)

Schedule E – Minister’s Response, dated 3 November 2021

Minister of National Defence’s response to interim recommendations