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General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, made the following statement in response to a charge laid by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police:"Today, the RCMP charged Vice-Admiral Mark Norman with one count of Breach of Trust..."
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Thursday, March 8th is International Women’s Day (IWD) and DND and the CAF are joining the international community to commemorate IWD 2018, celebrating and recognizing the great work that Defence Team women continue to do and the strides we are making to address challenges.
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Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan and Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Seamus O’Regan issued the following statement for International Women’s Day.
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I am pleased to announce that the government and plaintiffs of several class action lawsuits filed on behalf of members of the Canadian Armed Forces relating to sexual assault, racism, harassment, and discrimination have agreed to suspend the current litigation processes.
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Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan and Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Seamus O’Regan issued the following statement for Bell Let’s Talk Day.
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Building upon the presence since 2017 of 455 Canadian troops in Latvia and previous bilateral meetings, Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan met today with Latvian Minister of Defence Raimonds Bergmanis to discuss a range of defence and security priorities.
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Commodore Geneviève Bernatchez, Judge Advocate General today issued the following statement: “Earlier today, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service laid charges against the Chief Military Judge.
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Building upon the strong defence relationship and previous bilateral meetings, Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan met today with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis to discuss a broad range of mutual defence and security priorities.
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“In keeping with the Government’s commitment to keep Canadians safe and uphold human rights and the rule of law, I am pleased to announce that I have issued new Ministerial Directions to the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), as well as the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) on avoiding complicity in mistreatment by foreign entities.
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Brigadier-General Rob Roy MacKenzie, Chief of Staff, Army Reserve, issued the following statement regarding the Ombudsman Report on the Canadian Rangers: “On behalf of the Canadian Army, I would like to thank the Ombudsman for his report on the Canadian Rangers: A Systemic Investigation on the Factors that Impact Healthcare Entitlements and Related Benefits.
