Mar 29 2022 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Two senior female officers say they are leaving the military because the commander of Canada’s Atlantic fleet refused to hold three key subordinates to account for mismanaging and attempting to cover up a sexual misconduct case, CBC News has learned. Lt.-Cmdr. Nicole Dugas said she’s ending her 12-year navy career after losing all trust in […]
Mar 11 2022 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Ukraine’s embassy is warning Canadians who want to fight Russia’s invasion of the “dangerous” situation on the ground, even as it reaches out to applicants with medical or military experience. “Given hundreds of wounded civilians at the cities besieged by Russian invaders and continuous shelling and bombing of residential areas by Russian jets and artillery, […]
Mar 11 2022 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says that while Russia’s naked aggression in Ukraine has given NATO new energy, he’s concerned about the Canadian Armed Forces’ state of readiness if Canada is ever drawn into a wider conflict. “That is one of the things that keeps me awake at night,” Eyre said Thursday. “As […]
Feb 28 2022 — Ashley Burke — Canada is banning Russian oil imports and will send a third shipment of lethal weapons to Ukraine as its military continues to fight off better-armed Russian forces, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. “Yesterday, we announced that we would be sending new shipments of military supplies, including body armour, helmets, gas masks and night vision […]
Jan 13 2022 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Canada is joining Mexico’s official complaint today requesting a dispute settlement panel over claims the U.S. is violating the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, the new NAFTA, by insisting on a stricter way of interpreting a key provision around auto parts. Motor vehicles are the top manufactured trade product between the three countries. Canada argues that […]
Jan 12 2022 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Former governor general Julie Payette won’t lose her appointment to one of the country’s most prestigious civilian honours. An advisory council has been considering a request to strip Payette of the Order of Canada. The request was filed following Payette’s resignation from Rideau Hall in January 2021, after she was accused of mistreating staff. An […]
Jan 10 2022 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Canada has told the U.S. that it’s willing to help with potential deterrence measures against Russia, which could include sanctions, to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine, CBC News has learned. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Dec. 31, when the offer was made, according to a source […]
Jan 3 2022 — Ashley Burke — CBC — An Ontario court has awarded $107 million, plus interest, to the families of six people who died in the destruction of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 almost two years ago. The decision was issued publicly today after Justice Edward Belobaba of Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice ruled in May that the destruction of the commercial […]
Dec 23 2021 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Canada’s military relieved an air force commander of his post in Kuwait on Dec. 7 amid an investigation into claims he made inappropriate comments, CBC News has learned. The Department of National Defence confirms that Lt.-Col. Philip Marcus was sent back to Canada on Dec. 7, “when concerns over some inappropriate comments that demonstrated a […]
Dec 7 2021 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military’s former commander in charge of military human resources, has been charged with sexual assault and committing indecent acts. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) laid the Criminal Code charges today. “As the matter is now proceeding through the civilian justice system, no further information can be released at this […]
Dec 6 2021 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Two sexual assault complainants say they were denied a chance at justice when the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal closed their cases against senior military officers without laying charges — because the men accused of raping them declined to be interviewed. In one of the cases, the complainant — a now-retired member of the Canadian Armed […]
Nov 23 2021 — Ashley Burke — CBC — The Conservatives today called for a parliamentary committee to publicly investigate claims of political bias made against the clerk of the House of Commons. Clerk Charles Robert was sitting in the chamber on the second day of the new session of Parliament when Conservative MPs demanded a public probe. “The allegations that have come to […]
Nov 15 2021 — Ashley Burke — CBC — The Conservatives are calling on the Liberals to release emails and text messages between the party and the Clerk of the House of Commons, Charles Robert, following allegations he crossed a line and broke the cardinal rule of his job by acting partisan. Robert’s job description is to advise the Speaker and all MPs on […]
Nov 7 2021 — Ashley Burke — CBC — At age 97, Marjorie Stetson has never told anyone her secret code number — until now. That’s the identity code — 225 — that she typed on every page of her highly classified work for the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. The retired sergeant’s wartime work was so covert, she said, she […]
Nov 5 2021 — Ashley Burke — CBC — The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) is consulting with civilian prosecutors in Ontario to determine if criminal charges should be laid against Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson over a rape allegation that he denies, says the complainant’s lawyer. Retired Canadian Forces member Stéphanie Viau went public with her claims in March. Since February 2021, 11 current […]