Parliament should oversee appointment of incoming VCDS

The removal of Mark Norman from command and waning public confidence in the CAF provides an opportunity for this government to recapture its rightful control over the CAF.

A procurement scandal saw Canada’s second-ranking soldier, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, the vice chief of defence staff (VCDS), [temporarily] removed from the performance of his duties. This is unprecedented. Despite public appetite and outcry, the CAF has imposed a wall of silence to shut out the very people they serve. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY JOSHUA JUNEAU, MICHEL DRAPEAU

January 30, 2017

OTTAWA—Members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) serve the Crown at the pleasure of and are accountable to Canadians as their representatives, at home and abroad. History has shown that when the CAF is shielded from public scrutiny, it can lead to less than glorious results. It is for this reaso...

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