Canada’s military summary trials are frozen in time: Drapeau, Juneau

Military summary trials are ancient, outdated, and unfair—and they are insulated from judicial scrutiny.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Recently, the Department of National Defence’s plans and priorities report highlighted major recruiting and retention issues with the Canadian Forces Reserves, who are running at 19 per cent below authorized strength. Perhaps this isn’t surprising. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU

February 15, 2016

OTTAWA—Military summary trials are ancient, outdated, and unfair—and they are insulated from judicial scrutiny. Immediate reform is necessary to this system of “justice," not only to strengthen our military justice system, but to bring it in line with traditional Charter-protected rights and v...

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