When Jonathan Vance formally takes over as Canada’s top military commander, one of the first things he will be forced to address is sexual misconduct in the ranks.
The Conservative government tapped Vance to replace Gen. Tom Lawson as chief of defence staff three days before a scathing report that found an “underlying sexual culture” in the Canadian Armed Forces that is “hostile” to women.
Lawson has since faced stinging criticism for how he’s handled the issue, and many people within and outside of the Canadian Armed Forces are hoping Vance will use Friday’s change of command ceremony in downtown Ottawa to …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
