As the hits keep coming, disillusioned Forces members hope for change

In her dramatic exit from the military, Lieutenant Colonel Eleanor Taylor said she is hoping that her actions will bring about real change in the culture. For the sake of the institution, I hope she is right.

Canadian Armed Forces medical staff deployed on Operation Nanook-Nunalivut conduct patient loading drills in Yellowknife, N.W.T., on March 2. If any organization knows how to effect short-term culture change it is the military. After all, 10 weeks of recruit school converts civilians into soldiers, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Tori Lake

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

March 24, 2021

OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian military was dealt another blow on the sexual misconduct front when a senior female officer wrote that she was resigning from the Forces in disgust. In a letter to her commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Eleanor Taylor requested an immediate release from the mili...

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