It’s time for a civilian review of the military justice system

Over the past decade or so, the JAG has been conferred a plenipotentiary mandate over the administration of the military penal and disciplinary justice system. The JAG has monopolistic authority for providing advice to all stakeholders in the system on practices, procedures, development, and reforms.
Michel Drapeau and Gilles Letourneau, pictured in this file photo in Ottawa, say the military's reforms would have no significant effect as they would necessarily permit the JAG to continue lording over this broken military justice system.
OTTAWA—Recently, the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) announced that it is launching consultations as part of a comprehensive review of the

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