‘This is not a new crisis’: military experts weigh in on what’s ahead for CAF in dealing with sexual misconduct crisis

Maj. Kellie Brennan, the member of the Canadian Armed Forces who blew the whistle on former chief of the defence staff Jonathan Vance in February, told Global News that more women will need to be allowed to speak up about their experiences in order to put an end to the sexual misconduct crisis in Canada's military.

The Department of National Defence in Ottawa. The military police is investigating sexual misconduct allegations in the military. The House National Defence Committee is also heavily involved with the ongoing investigation into sexual misconduct within the military. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

April 5, 2021

As more military women go public with stunning allegations of sexual misconduct against the top ranks of Canada’s military, experts say the military's rigid hierarchy "built around the norm of the white, heterosexual male soldier," is a key factor in this evolving crisis, and it needs to fi...

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