“Following direction from General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, to conduct an administrative investigation into irregularities in administrative procedures concerning Master Corporal (Ret’d) Raymond’s file, I am convening a military Board of Inquiry (BOI) to be led by Col D.A. MacIsaac as the president.
“The Board of Inquiry will look into irregularities raised by the CDS in his decision on the grievances presented by MCpl (Ret’d) Raymond regarding the way she was treated from the time she filed her initial harassment complaint until her release in December 2013. The aim of the BOI is to advise me on the actions and decisions taken in this specific case and to present recommendations that can improve our administrative procedures going forward.
“Every member of our Army family needs to feel safe, supported and free to bring issues to the attention of the Army leadership without fear of retaliation by his or her chain of command. Mutual understanding, respect and trust are critical elements of our military ethos. It is the responsibility of Army leadership to ensure those values are extended to all our men and women in uniform.
“A BOI is an internal, non-judicial, administrative investigation to examine and report on significant events that may affect the functioning of the Canadian Armed Forces. Any irregularity or lack of transparency in decision-making which suggests a member of our Army Team may not have been treated fairly or equally affects our greatest strength—our people.”
Lieutenant General Marquis Hainse, CMM, MSC, CD
Commander Canadian Army
